WO2021065977A1 - Distribution materials allocation method, distribution materials allocation system, information processing device, distribution data determination method, distribution system, distribution data determination device, and computer program - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided are a distribution materials allocation method, a distribution materials allocation system, an information processing device, and a computer program that realize distribution in pallet units, and that also make it easy to manage distribution materials for packing articles, such as pallets as well as small containers and cardboard boxes. Also provided are a distribution data determination method, a distribution system, a distribution data determination device, and a computer program for realizing optimization of a distribution materials transportation route and a movement route for transportation equipment that transports the distribution materials. According to the distribution materials allocation method, a central server: receives an article transportation request, in units of a plurality of distribution materials into which articles are stored or packed and which are used in distribution; determines, upon receiving each transport request, in accordance with the number of distribution materials that are included in the transportation request and are planned to be used, the number of distribution materials to be delivered to the transportation request source or the number of distribution materials to be collected from the transportation request source; and stores distribution material identification information for identifying, on the basis of the determination, the distribution materials to be delivered to the transportation request source or the collected distribution materials.

Description

Logistics material distribution method, physical distribution material distribution system, information processing device, physical distribution data determination method, physical distribution system, physical distribution data determination device, and computer program

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention relates to a distribution member distribution method, a distribution member distribution system, which improves circulation of distribution members on which articles such as pallets, small containers (folding containers), or cardboard boxes are loaded, in order to improve the distribution efficiency of the articles. Information processing equipment and computer programs.

In order to improve the distribution efficiency of goods, transport equipment or containers that transport goods in pallet units, and base equipment that carries in or out goods in pallet units to transport equipment or containers are used, and each pallet at each point in time A method of determining the location by a central device has been proposed (Patent Documents 1 and 2).

The methods proposed in Patent Documents 1 and 2 improve efficiency by controlling the movement of goods in the backbone (trunk line) of physical distribution in order to optimize them as a whole. In order to further improve the efficiency of logistics, it is necessary to reform the transportation of goods on the route from the shipper to the main line, from the main line to the consignee, and from the consignee to the retail store.

Regarding the distribution of goods, especially agricultural products, measures to shorten the time and improve the transportation efficiency by promoting the transportation of goods in pallet units have been devised by the relevant ministries and agencies, and some of them are heading toward realization. (Non-Patent Documents 1 and 2). The difficulty with transporting goods on a pallet basis is that the goods to be transported should be passed from the shipper to the carrier, wholesaler, and retailer, while pallets are the shipper, carrier, and wholesaler. , And because it is the property of each retailer, it is not possible to distribute the pallets together with the goods. Therefore, when delivering goods from the shipper to the carrier, transshipping from the shipper's pallet to the carrier's pallet, and when delivering the goods from the carrier to the wholesaler, from the carrier's pallet to the wholesaler's pallet. If you do not transship, you will lose expensive pallets. Transshipment of goods from pallet to pallet is often a manual task of the transporter, which is an excessive burden.

Therefore, in the integrated palletization of agricultural products disclosed in Non-Patent Documents 1 and 2, the pallet rental company rents the pallet with the RFID that stores the identification information to the producer who is the shipper, and the retailer or the actual demand. A circulation system that collects from people has been proposed. In this case, the pallet does not need to be transshipped in a plurality of stages from the shipper to the consignee, the wholesaler, or the retailer, and may be distributed with the goods loaded on the pallet. The pallets from which the goods have been unloaded by the consignee are delivered to the pallet rental company by the consignee or collected by the pallet rental company.

Similar to Patent Documents 1 and 2, various efforts aimed at realizing a physical Internet that transports things in pallet units have been proposed.

Patent No. 6362229 Patent No. 6362240

In the pallet circulation system by the pallet rental company proposed in Non-Patent Document 2, the pallet itself is collected separately by the pallet rental company, that is, the collection cost depends on the shipper or the entire distribution channel. This cost can be reduced by the shipper taking the empty pallets to the pallet rental company or the consignee delivering the empty pallets to the pallet rental company, but both the shipper and the consignee. , Empty pallet transportation is a burden, and it is difficult to thoroughly implement them. The pallets will be concentrated together with the goods in the urban area, and it will be necessary to transport only the pallets in order to return the pallets from the urban area to the base of the shipper of the goods. In order to operate the circulation system without delay, it is necessary to raise awareness of the consignee, such as reliable return and storage of pallets, and prohibition of loss or diversion. Considering that collection will not be efficient, pallet rental companies need to have abundant inventory of pallets, and need a space dedicated to pallets to store only pallets. Therefore, the cost based on the further burden of the rental company will eventually be applied to the entire distribution cost. The pallet rental business has been proposed for some time, but the reason why pallet transportation is not widespread is thought to be due to these cost burdens.

In addition, data processing for logistics is required for the operation of the physical Internet. It is not easy to derive the optimum solution for pallet distribution and transportation routes by the method of centrally managing the entire distribution network from the departure point to the receiving point.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and realizes distribution in units of pallets, and facilitates management of distribution members on which goods are loaded, such as pallets, small containers, and cardboard boxes. An object of the present invention is to provide a distribution member distribution method, a distribution member distribution system, an information processing device, and a computer program.

The present invention also provides a physical distribution data determination method, a physical distribution system, a physical distribution data determination device, and a computer program for optimizing the transportation route of the physical distribution member and the movement route of the transportation equipment that transports the physical distribution member. With the goal.

The distribution member distribution method of the present disclosure is a unit of a plurality of physical distribution members used for physical distribution in which goods are housed or loaded, and each time a transportation request for goods is received and the transportation request is received, the usage schedule included in the transportation request is included. The number of distribution members to be delivered to the transportation requester, or the number of distribution parts to be collected from the transportation requester is determined according to the number of distribution parts, and the distribution parts to be delivered to the transportation requester based on the determination, or , Stores the information of the physical distribution member identification information that identifies each of the collected physical distribution members.

In the distribution material distribution method, the distribution material distribution system, the information processing device, and the computer program of the present disclosure, the distribution materials at each base such as the transportation requester are transported together with the goods to be transported in an adjusted number.

In the distribution data determination method, system, data processing device, and computer program of the present disclosure, addresses are assigned hierarchically to local networks in each region, and like packet transport in communication, cross-regional transport is an interregional address. , Transportation within the region is optimized using the addresses used by the local network within the region. This makes it possible to appropriately optimize the transportation route and the movement route of the pallet according to the traffic information and the like.

In the distribution data determination method of the embodiment of the present disclosure, a transportation request is received, it is determined whether or not the departure point and the destination of the goods specified in the transportation request exist in the same area, and the goods are within the same area. If it exists in, the route is determined using the temporary address, and if it is determined that it does not exist in the same area, the unique address assigned to the area including the departure place and the unique address of the upper hierarchy are used. To determine the transportation route.

In the distribution data determination method of the embodiment of the present disclosure, the temporary address is assigned to the pallet and the transportation device in the partial route, and the unique address is used for transportation between the areas. To determine.

In the case of the distribution system of the present disclosure, distribution in units of pallets is realized, pallets are managed, and distribution members such as small containers or cardboard boxes on which goods are loaded can be easily managed.

According to the present disclosure, the optimization of the movement route of the transportation equipment for transporting the physical distribution member becomes efficient. Logistics MaaS (Mobility as a Service) that collectively executes transportation requests, reservations, and settlement processing for logistics across different transportation companies and different countries becomes possible.

It is a figure which shows the outline of the physical distribution member distribution system of this disclosure. It is a schematic diagram of a pallet. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the transportation equipment. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the transportation equipment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the distribution member distribution system. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the distribution member distribution system. It is a figure which shows the content example of the information stored in the distribution DB. It is a figure which shows the content example of the information stored in the distribution DB. It is a figure which shows the content example of the information stored in the distribution DB. It is a figure which shows the content example of the information stored in the distribution DB. It is a functional block diagram which shows the outline of processing in a central server. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the processing procedure executed by the function of the reception part of a central server. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the processing procedure executed by a central server. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the processing procedure executed by a central server. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the processing procedure executed by the function of the update part of a central server. An example of updating the contents of the distribution DB is shown. An example of updating the contents of the distribution DB is shown. An example of updating the contents of the distribution DB is shown. An example of updating the contents of the distribution DB is shown. An example of updating the contents of the distribution DB is shown. An example of updating the contents of the distribution DB is shown. An example of updating the contents of the distribution DB is shown. An example of updating the contents of the distribution DB is shown. An example of updating the contents of the distribution DB is shown. It is a schematic diagram which shows the transportation equipment in Embodiment 2. It is a figure which shows the content example of the accommodating position of the pallet stored in the storage part. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the procedure of the control process of a handling system. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a terminal device. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the acceptance processing procedure of the transportation request in Embodiment 3. It is a figure which shows an example of the acquisition of the arrangement of an article. It is a figure which shows the content example of the arrangement information of an article. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the procedure which outputs the arrangement information of an article by a terminal device. It is a figure which shows the display example of the AR image of the pallet by a terminal device. It is a schematic diagram of the distribution system of Embodiment 2. It is a schematic diagram of a local distribution system centered on a base center. It is a figure which shows the LP network of the distribution system of this disclosure. It is a schematic perspective view which shows an example of a pallet. It is a schematic perspective view which shows an example of a pallet. It is a schematic perspective view which shows an example of a pallet. It is a schematic perspective view which shows another example of a pallet. It is a top view of the base of a pallet. It is a side view of the base of a pallet. It is a front view of the base of a pallet. It is a bottom view of the base of a pallet. It is a top view of the top plate pallet. It is a side view of the top plate pallet. It is a bottom view of the top plate pallet. It is a schematic perspective view of a transportation equipment and a medium-sized container. It is a schematic perspective view of a transportation equipment and a medium-sized container. It is another schematic perspective view of the transportation equipment or the medium-sized container. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a data center. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a routing center. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the processing procedure at the time of receiving the transportation request of goods in a distribution system. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the processing procedure at the time of receiving the transportation request of goods in a distribution system. It is a schematic diagram of the method of determining the transportation route based on the LP network. This is an example of the contents of the data of the transportation route and the movement route stored in the route DB. This is an example of the contents of the data stored in the transportation equipment information. An example of the contents of the reservation reception screen is shown. An example of the contents of the reservation reception screen is shown. It is a flowchart which shows an example of reservation and settlement processing.

Hereinafter, the distribution member distribution method of the present disclosure will be described based on a drawing showing an embodiment. In the following example, a distribution member distribution method and a distribution system to which the distribution member distribution system is applied will be described as an example.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of the distribution member distribution system 200 of the present disclosure. The distribution member distribution system 200 is a distribution system including a transportation device 1 for transporting goods, for example, agricultural products, a base center 2 which is a transfer center (TC), and a collection / delivery center 3 which is a distribution center (DC). It is applied to 100. The distribution system 100 is operated based on the processing of the central server 4. The central server 4 can communicate with the transportation equipment 1, the base center 2, and the collection and delivery center 3. The central server 4 can communicate with the terminal device 5 used by the producer or the manufacturer and the operator of the collection and delivery center 3.

Transport equipment 1 is a vehicle such as a transport truck, a train, a transport aircraft, or a ship. The transport device 1 may be a transport robot that travels by automatic operation.

The base center 2 is a transit center provided on a so-called trunk line in logistics, and is installed at a place that serves as a base for transportation equipment 1 such as an interchange (IC) in a port, an airport, a freight station, or a road network. The base center 2 is provided, for example, at predetermined distances.

The collection and delivery center 3 collects the goods to be transported from the producer or the manufacturer's base and transports them to the base center 2, or conversely, receives and stores the cargo from the base center 2 and stores the end user. Corresponds to a wholesale or distribution center that serves as a base for transporting goods to. A plurality of collection and delivery centers 3 may be provided with respect to the base center 2. The collection and delivery center 3 may be managed by a consignee who is a retailer. When the collection and delivery center 3 collects the articles to be transported to the base center 2, the articles may be loaded on the pallet P at the collection and delivery center 3.

In the present disclosure, not the main transportation between different base centers 2 but mainly from the producer or the manufacturer to the collection / delivery center 3, the collection / delivery center 3 to the base center 2, and the transportation equipment from the base center 2 to the collection / delivery center 3 after the main transportation. The transportation of the luggage according to 1 and the distribution of the pallet P used in the transportation will be described. As for the trunk line transportation, it is preferable to carry out the transportation using the pallet P proposed in Patent Documents 1 and 2.

In the distribution system 100 centered on the base center 2, the objects to be transported are loaded on the distribution members and transported. Specifically, the physical distribution members are the pallet P and the small container C. In the following description, the description will be focused on the pallet P, but the small container C may be treated in the same manner. Further, the distribution member may be a flexible container, a so-called flexible container, an iron container, or a cardboard box. In addition, bags, plates, and box materials used for placing and accommodating goods in physical distribution are included in physical distribution members.

Efforts have been made for transportation using pallets for some time. Transshipment work can be reduced by transporting in pallet units. However, in the conventional pallet transportation, pallets owned by the producer or the manufacturer have been used, or pallets supplied by the pallet rental company have been used. In such conventional pallet transportation, it is difficult to collect the shipments using the pallets that were owned by the wholesaler, or a collection system dedicated to the pallets is required, which causes a burden on the pallet price. To do. If the distance from the shipper to the consignee of the pallet-based goods is long, it is necessary to travel the same distance or have a large number of pallet rental companies for collection. Since pallets are collected in the city like goods but are not consumed, it is necessary to distribute only the pallets returned from the city to the shipper, which increases the cost burden. Due to these circumstances, the current situation is that transportation using pallets has not become sufficiently widespread. Therefore, in the distribution member distribution system of the present disclosure, the pallet is shared together with the transportation device 1. Therefore, the central server 4 controls the appropriate arrangement of the pallets P as well as the process of allocating the transportation equipment 1 and determining the transportation route.

Specifically, the appropriate arrangement of the pallet P is realized as follows. Pallet identification information is individually attached to the pallet P. In FIG. 1 and the following description, the palette identification information is simply represented by a combination of alphabets and numbers, for example, "a-1". The central server 4 has a database that stores the state of each palette P in association with the palette identification information, and sequentially updates the database. The state is, for example, two states, an empty state and a state in which an article is placed, and whether the state exists in the base center 2, the transportation equipment 1, the producer or manufacturer's base, or the collection / delivery center 3. It is a combination with location information.

The central server 4 stores the number of pallets P of the pallets P that can exist in each of the producer or the manufacturer and the collection / delivery center 3 in association with the information for identifying each. In the example of FIG. 1, eight pallets P are set to exist at the base of the manufacturer M, and the number of pallets “8” is stored in association with the shipper identification information that identifies the manufacturer M. There are 200 pallets P in the collection / delivery center 3, and the number of pallets "200" is stored in association with the center identification information. The pallet P is distributed to producers and manufacturers who use the share of the loading platform of the transportation equipment 1 by the management company (franchisor) who manages the central server 4, the operator of the transportation equipment 1, and the collection and delivery center 3 (franchisee), respectively. , The number of pallets is specified and distributed.

When the central server 4 receives a vehicle allocation request from the producer, the manufacturer, or the collection and delivery center 3 from the terminal device 5, which transportation device 1 is routed to the requesting producer or manufacturer. Determine the route. The central server 4 determines the transportation route in this way, and instructs the requester to transport the same number of pallets P according to the number of pallets P on which the articles to be shipped are to be loaded. When the central server 4 transports the goods to be received by the collection / delivery center 3 from the base center 2, the central server 4 collects the pallets P from the collection / delivery center 3 by the amount of the pallets P on which the goods are placed in the same manner, and the base center 2 Decide to return to. The pallet P to be collected may be empty or may be loaded with articles to be transported.

The specific explanation with reference to the example in FIG. 1 is as follows. The central server 4 that receives a transportation request from the manufacturer M for a shipping schedule using two pallets P first first loads the pallets P distributed from the management company that manages the central server 4. Instruct. The central server 4 recognizes that the goods scheduled to be shipped by the manufacturer M are transported via the base center 2, and then to the transportation device 1 departing from the base center 2 to the collection / delivery center 3. On the other hand, the transportation route via the base of the manufacturer M located between the base center 2 and the collection / delivery center 3 is determined. The central server 4 instructs the target transportation device 1 to carry in two pallets P to be shipped at the base of the manufacturer M, and also instructs the target transport device 1 to load the same number of, for example, empty pallets P on the loading platform. When the goods addressed to the base of the manufacturer M exist in the base center 2, the central server 4 loads the goods on the pallet P, or two pallets P including the pallet P on which the goods are loaded. Instruct the target transportation equipment 1 to load the pallet. When the transportation equipment 1 departs from the base center 2, the two empty pallets P of the pallet identification information "a-1" and "a-2" addressed to the manufacturer M and the collection / delivery center 3 are the receiving destinations. A pallet P including three pallets P of pallet identification information "b-1", "b-2" and "b-3" on which articles are loaded is loaded.

When the transportation device 1 reaches the base of the manufacturer M, instead of loading the pallets P of the pallet identification information "c-1" and "c-2" on which the articles to be shipped from the manufacturer M are loaded, the pallets 1 are loaded. Two empty pallets P with identification information "a-1" and "a-2" are placed at the base of the manufacturer M. The transportation device 1 notifies the central server 4 of the pallet identification information “c-1” and “c-2” of the pallet P loaded at the base of the manufacturer M. The articles loaded on the pallet P of the pallet identification information "c-1" and "c-2" are transported to the base center 2. The transportation equipment 1 uses the two pallets P of the pallet identification information “c-1” and “c-2” shipped from the manufacturer M at the time of departure from the base of the manufacturer M and the collection / delivery center 3 as the consignee. The pallet P including the three pallets P of the pallet identification information "b-1", "b-2" and "b-3" on which the articles to be manufactured is loaded is loaded.

The transportation device 1 delivers to the collection / delivery center 3 three pallets P on which the goods of the pallet identification information “b-1”, “b-2”, and “b-3” that have passed through the base center 2 are loaded. Instead, the three pallets P of the pallet identification information "e-1", "e-2", and "e-3" are collected. The central server 4 notifies the collection of the three pallets P at the time of transportation to the collection / delivery center 3. The transportation device 1 notifies the central server 4 of the pallet identification information “e-1”, “e-2”, and “e-3” of the pallet P loaded at the collection / delivery center 3. The pallet P of the pallet identification information "e-1", "e-2" and "e-3" is transported to the base center 2. The transportation device 1 has two pallets P of pallet identification information “c-1” and “c-2” shipped from the manufacturer M at the time of departure from the collection / delivery center 3, and pallet identification information collected from the collection / delivery center 3. The pallet P including the three pallets P of "e-1", "e-2" and "e-3" is loaded, and the process returns to the base center 2 as it is.

At the base center 2, the transportation device 1 carries out all the loaded pallets P, receives instructions on a new transportation route, loads the instructed pallets P, and transports the pallets P. The two pallets P of the pallet identification information "c-1" and "c-2" carried out at the base center 2 are transported by the other transportation device 1 to the other base center 2 by the trunk line transportation. The pallets P for the two transported pallets P are transported from the other base center 2. It is desirable that the number of pallets P in the base center 2 is also a specified number distributed, but transportation in trunk transportation so that the number of pallets P in the entire plurality of base centers 2 corresponds to the distribution amount of goods. It may be adjusted by the route and the mechanism of pallet distribution.

In this way, as shown in FIG. 1, the circulation of the pallet P is manufactured as shown in FIG. 1 by integrally managing the circulation of the pallet P by the transportation route of the transportation equipment 1 for transporting the goods and the central server 4 that controls the goods to be transported to the transportation equipment 1. The same number of pallets P will always exist at the base of the person M and the collection / delivery center 3. At the manufacturer M's base, the collection and delivery center 3, the pallets P may be used for storing goods, may be used for moving goods, and are scheduled to be shipped next, as long as the numbers are correct. It may be used in, mixed with other owned pallets, or freely used during the membership period. That is, the article to be placed on the pallet P may be used for other purposes as long as it is transported by the transportation device 1 controlled by the central server 4 and the instruction of collection by the transportation device 1 is obeyed.

As described above, the distribution method of the pallet P in the distribution system 100 shown in FIG. 1 does not target only the pallet P, but may target the folding container C. In this case, the folding container C is also attached with the container identification information, and the goods are stored and loaded on the pallet P for use. As for the folding container C, the central server 4 sequentially stores a combination of a state of being empty or accommodating an article and information on which pallet P is loaded.

The basic system for circulating physical distribution members shown in FIG. 1 can also be applied to a packing material when an end user receives an article, that is, a cardboard box or the like. For example, in the last one mile transportation from the collection and delivery center 3 as a distribution center to the end user who finally receives the package, the used folding container C or cardboard box is also collected from the end user at the delivery destination for the folding container or cardboard box. And then back. The cardboard box may be disassembled without an identification number. If the cardboard box can be collected from the end user, the collection rate can be improved by giving motivation to the end user by giving points. When the package is delivered to the end user in a foldable small container C, the small container C is also distributed to the end user, and when the package is delivered to the end user in the small container C, a used empty small container is used. C can be recovered and applied in the same manner.

The specific configuration and processing of the distribution member distribution system that enables the management of the distribution member including the pallet P and the distribution together with the control of the transportation device 1 will be described below.

First, the pallet P will be described. FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the pallet P. The pallet P is a physical distribution member having a size of 100 cm to 120 cm square like a pallet widely used in a physical distribution field, and is more preferably made of resin. The pallet P may be made of various other materials such as wood, stainless steel, and corrugated cardboard, and may be provided with a lift hole suitable for transportation by a forklift. As the pallet P, it is preferable to use a pallet made of a material that conforms to import / export regulations. A tag PT that stores pallet identification information is attached to the peripheral surface of the pallet P. The tag PT is a wireless tag using RFID or the like. The tag PT may be provided on only one side, but is attached on all sides so as not to limit the orientation of the pallet P having a symmetrical shape in all directions. On the peripheral surface of the palette P in the first embodiment, a mark T having a visually different pattern, a picture, a character string, a code, or the like for distinguishing each of the four sides is attached. In the example of FIG. 2, the mark T has a diamond, a hard, a clover, and a club pattern, and each has a different color. Of course, the design of Mark T is not limited to this. The mark T may be integrated with the tag PT. For example, the tag PTs attached to the four sides may have different colors, or the four tag PTs may have different shapes. This is so that the orientation can be recognized from the captured image of the palette P having the same four sides, and the arrangement of the articles stacked on the palette P can be recognized.

In the tag PT, the pallet identification information of the pallet P given in advance is readable and stored by the wireless reader. Although the pallet identification information of the pallet P in the tag PT is not rewritable, the tag PT can write information on one or more articles loaded on the pallet P by the writer. The goods information includes the type and item of the goods, the weight, the date of collection, the delivery number of the goods, the base identification information of the base center 2 via the latest, the base center 2 of the destination, the consignee information, the sender information, etc. Is. It may be a predetermined medium on which a one-dimensional code or a two-dimensional code corresponding to the pallet identification information of the pallet P given in advance instead of the tag PT is printed. A one-dimensional code or a two-dimensional code may be printed on the tag PT. The article information is stored on the central server 4 side in association with the pallet identification information.

The transport device 1 is a transport truck in the first embodiment. 3A and 3B are schematic views showing an example of the transportation device 1. FIG. 3A shows an example of a loading platform having a side-opening door, and FIG. 3B shows an example of a loading platform having a rear door. In both cases of the examples shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the transportation device 1 is provided with a pallet frame 11 inside the loading platform in order to transport articles in units of pallets P. Specifically, the pallet frame 11 is a stand that divides the loading platform from the floor surface to the ceiling in half in two upper and lower stages. The loading platform has an internal dimension that allows two pallets P to be juxtaposed in the vehicle width direction. The accommodation position of the pallet P can be specified by the top and bottom and the left and right divided by the pallet frame 11.

As shown in FIG. 3B, the pallet frame 11 may be able to be entirely pulled out from the rear door of the loading platform together with the plate material 12 itself on the floor of the loading platform or the plate material 12 laid on the floor surface. In this case, if the plate material 12 on the floor of the loading platform is considered as a huge pallet, the plate material 12 is also a distribution member in which a plurality of pallets P are loaded on the pallets, and a plurality of small containers C are loaded on each of the pallets P. It is also possible to manage by state. In the case of FIG. 3B, a plurality of rollers are provided on the floor surface of the loading platform so that the pallet P can be easily moved, and a stopper for preventing the pallet P from moving freely is foldably erected. It is good.

When the transportation device 1 is a vehicle such as a train, a transport aircraft, or a ship, a large container having the same structure as the loading platform portion of FIG. 3A or FIG. 3B may be used, and the large container may be configured to include the pallet frame 11.

In the distribution system 100, the central server 4 controls the transportation in units of pallets P, and in the distribution member distribution system 200, the central server 4 includes the on-board unit 10 and the base controller 20 in the base center 2. The distribution of the pallet P is controlled by using the terminal device 5.

4 and 5 are block diagrams showing the configuration of the distribution member distribution system 200. FIG. 4 shows the configurations of the vehicle-mounted device 10 and the central server 4. The transport device 1 is equipped with an in-vehicle device 10 near the driver's seat. The on-board unit 10 may be a mobile terminal device brought in by the driver. The on-board unit 10 includes a processing unit 101, a storage unit 102, a display unit 103, an audio output unit 104, a GPS receiving unit 105, a communication unit 106, and an input / output unit 107.

The processing unit 101 is a processor that uses a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). The processing unit 101 executes processing using the built-in memory such as ROM (Read Only Memory) and RAM (Random Access Memory). The processing unit 101 can sequentially acquire time information by the built-in timer.

The storage unit 102 includes, for example, a flash memory or a non-volatile storage medium such as an SSD (Solid State Drive). The storage unit 102 stores the information created by the processing unit 101 and the information referred to by the processing unit 101. The storage unit 102 stores the pallet identification information of the pallet P loaded on the loading platform of the transportation device 1 on which the vehicle-mounted device 10 is mounted. The pallet identification information of the loaded pallets may be stored in association with information for specifying the position of the pallet P on the loading platform. Information on the consignee and the transportation route of the pallet P may be acquired from the central server 4 and stored in the storage unit 102 in association with the pallet identification information.

The display unit 103 includes a display device such as a liquid crystal panel or an organic EL display. The display unit 103 is a notification unit that notifies the driver of the transportation device 1 of a route, a destination, and the like.

The audio output unit 104 includes a speaker. The voice output unit 104 is a notification unit that generates a voice or a beep sound by a speaker and notifies the driver of the transportation device 1 of a route, a destination, and the like.

The GPS receiving unit 105 is a device that receives a GPS signal and derives the position of the transportation device 1 on which the on-board unit 10 is mounted. The processing unit 101 can appropriately specify the position of the transportation device 1 by the GPS receiving unit 105.

The communication unit 106 is a device that performs wireless communication. The communication unit 106 is a wireless communication module that realizes transmission / reception of information with the central server 4 via a public communication network or by a predetermined mobile communication standard. The communication unit 106 uses a network card, a wireless communication device, or a carrier communication module. The processing unit 101 receives the notification content from the central server 4 to the driver, the pallet identification information of the pallet P to be carried into the loading platform, and the pallet identification information of the pallet P to be carried out from the loading platform by the communication unit 106, and is stored in the storage unit 101. Store in 102.

The input / output unit 107 is an interface that realizes a connection with a sensor group or an actuator provided on the loading platform. The processing unit 101 acquires information from the sensor via the input / output unit 107, and outputs a control signal to the actuator as needed.

The reader 71 is a device capable of reading and acquiring pallet identification information from the tag PT attached to the pallet P. The reader 71 is provided in the loading platform, for example, on the pallet frame 11. A reader 71 may be provided at each accommodation position on the pallet frame 11 so that it can be identified where each pallet P is accommodated in the loading platform. When the transport device 1 has an electric lift, which is an actuator provided at the rear opening of the loading platform, at the carry-in / carry-out port of the pallet P, it may be provided on the lift. The processing unit 101 can acquire the pallet identification information read by the reader 71 and the information of the article stored in the tag PT.

The load sensor 72 is a device that measures the weight when the pallet P is carried in or out. The load sensor 72 is provided, for example, at each pallet accommodating position of the pallet frame 11. The load sensor 72 may be provided on the electric lift with the carry-in / carry-out outlet of the pallet P in the transport device 1, for example, the above-mentioned reader 71. The processing unit 101 can specify the weight of the pallet P based on the signal corresponding to the measured weight output from the load sensor 72.

As described above, the actuator 73 is, for example, an electric lift. The electric lift can be raised and lowered to the same height as the upper and lower steps of the pallet frame 11 and the ground. For example, the electric lift has a size in which two pallets P are arranged side by side in the vehicle width direction of the transportation device 1, and may be configured to be divisible so that the vehicle width direction can be divided in half. The actuator 73 may be a motor and rollers that slide the pallet P on the pallet frame 11, a foldable pivot, and a lift that swaps up and down.

The central server 4 is a server computer and includes a processing unit 40, a storage unit 41, and a communication unit 42. The central server 4 may be configured not only to use one server computer (hardware) but also to distribute processing among a plurality of server computers, or a plurality of server computers virtually generated by a large computer (a plurality of server computers). It may be one of the instances).

The processing unit 40 uses a CPU or GPU and includes a built-in volatile memory, a clock, and the like. The processing unit 40 controls each component unit based on the control program 40P stored in the storage unit 41.

The storage unit 41 uses a hard disk or SSD. The storage unit 41 stores the control program 40P. The Web server program 42P is stored in the storage unit 41, and the processing unit 40 exerts a Web server function, and the Web server function can receive a request for sharing the loading platform of the transportation device 1 from the terminal device 5. it can.

A distribution DB (DataBase) 400 may be constructed in the storage unit 41. The distribution DB 410 may be an external storage device. The processing unit 40 can read and write to the physical distribution DB 410 by the database operation module. For example, user information 411, first pallet information 412, second pallet information 413, and transportation equipment information 414 are stored in the distribution DB 410, as will be described later.

The communication unit 42 realizes communication on the public communication network N1 or the carrier network N2. The processing unit 40 can transmit and receive information to and from the terminal device 5 via the public communication network N1 or the carrier network N2 by the communication unit 42. Further, the processing unit 40 can transmit / receive information to / from the vehicle-mounted device 10 mounted on the transportation device 1 via the carrier network N2 by the communication unit 42.

FIG. 5 shows the configuration of the terminal device 5. The terminal device 5 includes a processing unit 50, a storage unit 51, a communication unit 52, a display unit 53, and an operation unit 54.

The processing unit 50 uses a CPU or GPU. The processing unit 50 controls the component unit using a volatile memory, a clock, or the like. The processing unit 50 may be configured as one SoC in which a processor, a memory, a storage unit 51, and a communication unit 52 are integrated. The processing unit 50 executes a communication connection to the Web server of the central server 4 based on the application program 5P stored in the storage unit 51, and relates to a transportation request using the transportation device 1 provided by the central server 4. Execute the process via the Web page.

The storage unit 51 uses a flash memory to store programs and data referred to by the processing unit 50 including the application program 5P for the transportation requester.

The communication unit 52 is a communication module that realizes a communication connection to the network N. The communication unit 52 may be a network card, a wireless communication device, or a module for next-generation communication in the carrier network N2.

The display unit 53 uses a display device such as a liquid crystal panel or an organic EL display. The operation unit 54 is an interface that accepts user operations, and uses physical buttons, a touch panel device with a built-in display, a speaker, a microphone, and the like. The operation unit 54 may accept an operation on the screen displayed on the display unit 53 by a physical button or a touch panel, recognizes the operation content from the input voice by the microphone, and interacts with the voice output by the speaker. The operation may be accepted in the form.

In the distribution member distribution system 200 configured in this way, as described above, the central server 4 is a producer or manufacturer M who uses the share of the loading platform of the transportation equipment 1 by the management company that manages the central server 4. The number of pallets P specified in the contract with the management company is stored in association with the information that identifies the collection / delivery center 3. The number of pallets P in the base center 2 is also associated with each other.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the information stored in the distribution DB 410. As shown in FIG. 6, the distribution DB 410 is requested as user information 411 by identification information given to an operator such as a producer or a manufacturer M, a collection / delivery center 3, an attribute such as an address, and a central server 4. The account information for logging in to the receiving Web page is stored in association with the account information. As shown in FIG. 6, the user information also stores the number of distributions of the palette P in association with each other. In the distribution DB 410, as the first pallet information 412, the pallet identification information of the pallet P that should exist at each base is sequentially stored in association with the identification information given to the operator such as the producer or the manufacturer M. Has been done.

In the physical distribution DB 410, as the second pallet information 413, device identification information for identifying the transportation device 1 on which the pallet P is loaded and information on the articles loaded on the pallet P are stored in association with the pallet identification information. Has been done. The information on the goods may be the container identification information of the small container C or other distribution member loaded on the pallet P. The goods information may include information on the transportation number, information identifying the shipper and consignee, and information on the weight of the pallet P including the goods.

The distribution DB 410 includes the transportation device information 414, which includes the position information (latitude and longitude) of the transportation device 1, the departure point, the destination, and the waypoint with time in association with the device identification information that identifies the transportation device 1. Information and pallet identification information of the loaded pallet P are stored.

The central server 4 updates the information stored in the distribution DB 410 using the information obtained from the on-board unit 10, the base center 2, and the collection and delivery center 3, while the transportation equipment 1, the base center 2, and the collection and delivery center. Control the transportation, loading and unloading in 3. FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram showing an outline of processing in the central server 4. The processing unit 40 of the central server 4 functions as a reception unit 401, a route determination unit 402, an instruction unit 403, and an update unit 404.

The reception unit 401 receives the transportation request of the transportation device 1 in units of pallets P and responds to the request. The timing of accepting transportation requests is sequential. The reception unit 401 does not accept the transportation request of the entire transportation equipment 1, but accepts the share of the loading platform of the transportation equipment 1 (in the case of a transport aircraft, a train, a ship, etc., a large container). The reception unit 401 may present a plurality of candidates for the accommodation positions of the pallets P on the vacant transportation device 1 and the loading platform, and receive any designation.

Based on the transportation request received by the reception unit 401 and the information stored in the distribution DB 410, the route determination unit 402 should use which transportation device 1 to move in units of the pallets P, and the transportation device 1 asks. Determine the route of how to transport. The processing of the route determination unit 402 is performed a plurality of times in a day, sequentially before departure from the base center 2 of the transportation equipment 1. Initially, the route determination unit 402 temporarily links the pallet identification information of each pallet P to the storage unit identification information in the loading platform of the transportation equipment 1 scheduled to be operated or the container C to be loaded, and sets the transportation route of the transportation equipment 1 and the transportation route. The accommodation position of the pallet P is determined by optimizing it from the tentative determination under predetermined conditions.

The route optimization process of the route determination unit 402 may be executed by another independent server computer. As the server computer, a quantum computer may be used.

The instruction unit 403 instructs the transportation device 1 on the transportation device 1 for loading the pallet P determined by the route determination unit 402 and the transportation route of the transportation device 1. The instruction unit 403 may include a function of instructing sorting of the pallets P in the base center 2, loading and unloading in the collection / delivery center 3, and the like.

The update unit 404 updates the information stored in the distribution DB 410. The update unit 404 acquires information from the in-vehicle device 10 of the transportation device 1, information on the pallet P carried out from the transportation device for trunk transportation at the base center 2, and the first pallet information 412 and 2 in the distribution DB 410. The palette information 413 and the like are updated.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of a processing procedure executed by the function of the reception unit 401 of the central server 4.

The processing unit 40 of the central server 4 is used based on the account of the terminal device 5 used based on the account of the producer or the manufacturer who uses the share of the loading platform of the transportation device 1, or the account of the operator of the collection and delivery center 3. The transportation request is accepted via the terminal device 5 (step S101).

The transportation request includes the number of pallets P to be used, information on the goods to be loaded on the pallets P to be shipped, the scheduled shipping preparation completion time, and consignee information.

The processing unit 40, as the reception unit 401, notifies the route determination unit 402 of the information included in the transportation request (step S102). The notified transportation request is stored in the storage unit 41 as a sequential history with the identification information for the transportation request in association with the information indicating the unprocessed or processed status. The history may be recorded using the blockchain.

The processing unit 40 acquires the transportation device 1 for transporting the pallet P to be shipped determined by the route determination unit 402, the pallet identification information of the pallet P as a substitute for the pallet P to be shipped, and the like (step S103). The schedule information includes the scheduled collection time of the transportation device 1 to the transportation requester.

In response to the transportation request, the processing unit 40 notifies the terminal device 5 that the pallet P is delivered or the pallet P is collected in addition to the scheduled collection time of the transportation device 1 for the pallet P scheduled to be shipped (step S104). ). At this time, it is desirable to also send a message calling attention to the loading on the pallet P.

9A and 9B are flowcharts showing an example of the processing procedure executed by the central server 4. The processing unit 40 of the central server 4 executes the following processing periodically, such as a plurality of times in a day, and at the timing when the receiving unit 401 receives the transportation request. The processing unit 40 may perform the following processing for each area centered on the base center 2. In the following example, the processing is performed with the base center 2 as a reference (starting point), but the processing may be performed for each collection / delivery center 3.

The processing unit 40, as the route determination unit 402, refers to the position information and the operation information of each of the transportation devices 1 from the transportation device information 414 of the physical distribution DB 410 (step S201).

The processing unit 40 is located in the base center 2, and the bases around the base center 2 mainly including the collection and delivery center 3 are the receiving destinations, and the transportation equipment 1 of the delivery destination distributes the pallet identification information of the undecided pallets P. Extract from DB410 (step S202). The processing unit 40 separates the pallet identification information extracted in step S202 based on the destination and the desired arrival date and time to arrive at the destination (step S203).

Based on the transportation equipment information 414, the processing unit 40 extracts the transportation equipment 1 existing in the base center 2 or the transportation equipment 1 arriving within a predetermined time with the base center 2 as the destination (step S204).

The processing unit 40 refers to the unprocessed transportation request (step S205), and acquires the number of pallets P of the pallets P to be shipped included in the transportation request, the scheduled shipment preparation completion time of the pallets P, and the destination (consignee). (Step S206).

The processing unit 40 determines whether or not there is a transportation request source base referred to in step S205 at the destination sorted in step S203 (step S207). When it is determined that there is a base (S207: YES), the processing unit 40 obtains the number of pallets P whose destination is the base (producer, manufacturer or collection / delivery center 3) of the transportation request source in step S206. It is determined whether or not the number is the same as the number of pallets P scheduled to be shipped (step S208).

If it is determined in step S207 that there is no base (S207: YES), the process proceeds to step S210.

If it is determined in step S208 that the numbers are the same (S208: YES), the processing unit 40 carries out the pallet P at the destination and carries in the pallet P at the destination. Therefore, in this case, the processing unit 40 proceeds to the process in step S210 as it is.

When it is determined in step S208 that the numbers are not the same (S208: NO), the processing unit 40 determines the departure place, destination, desired arrival date and time, etc. for the empty pallet P according to the difference in the number of pallets P. Information is created (step S209).

In step S209, when the number of pallets P destined for the base of the transportation request source is larger than the number of pallets P scheduled to be shipped, the empty pallets P are collected at the base of the transportation request source. Therefore, the processing unit 40 adds the information of the pallet P to be collected, which has the base as the starting point and the destination as the base center 2 and the pallet identification information is unnumbered, to the information sorted in step S203. The reason why the number is not set is that the transportation requester may decide which empty pallet P is to be collected. When the collection / delivery center 3 is the transportation request source, the collection / delivery center 3 has the automatic loading / unloading device, and is under the control of the central server 4, the processing unit 40 should exist in the collection / delivery center 3 as the route determination unit 402. The pallet identification information to be collected may be determined from the pallet identification information of the pallet P.

In step S209, if the number of pallets P (including zero) destined for the base of the transportation request source is less than the number of pallets P scheduled to be shipped, the empty pallets P from the base center 2 to the base of the transportation request source. Deliver. Therefore, the processing unit 40 selects the pallet identification information of the empty pallet P existing in the base center 2 from the first pallet information 412 by the number of differences, and transports the selected pallet identification information with the base center 2 as the starting point. Add to the information sorted in step S203 with the requesting base as the destination.

The processing unit 40 sorts the accommodation positions of the transportation equipment 1 extracted in step S204 according to the destination and the desired arrival date and time in step S203, and the pallet identification information of the pallet P to be departed from the base center 2, step S206. By associating the information of the pallet P acquired in step 3 with the information of the pallet P created in step S209, the route of each pallet P and the transportation route including the destination and the waypoint of each transportation device 1 are determined (step). S210). Regarding the pallet identification information of the pallet P whose departure point is the base of the transportation request source in step S206, since the pallet P to be loaded is undecided, the pallet identification information is left unnumbered and linked with the information for identifying the transportation request. It is good. Further, when the destination of the pallet P whose departure point is the base of the transportation request source is an area other than the vicinity of the base center 2 via the trunk line transportation, the processing unit 40 determines the route determined in step S210. The destination (waypoint) is determined as the base center 2.

The processing unit 40 serves as the route determination unit 402, based on the route of each pallet P determined in step S210, for each of the transport equipment 1 extracted in step S204, the base center 2, the pallet P to be carried in by the transport route, and the pallet P to be carried out. The pallet identification information of the pallet P to be to be used and the transportation route are determined for each transportation device 1 (step S211). Regarding the undetermined pallet P, only the number of pallets to be carried in or out, or not the pallet identification information for the number of pallets but the information for identifying the transportation request as described above, the identification information for the transportation request source, and the like. You may.

The processing unit 40 determines the pallet identification information determined in step S211 as information on the pallet P to be carried into the loading platform at the base center 2, the pallet P to be carried in by the transportation route, and the pallet P to be carried out as the instruction unit 403. The transmitted transport route is transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device 10 of the transport device 1 (step S212). The on-board unit 10 may receive the transportation route, the pallet identification information of the pallet P to be carried out at any point on the transportation route, the number of pallets P to be carried in, and the like, and store them in the storage unit 102.

When the base center 2 is provided with the sorter of the pallet P and the automatic loading device, the processing unit 40 determines the pallet identification information and the accommodating position to be carried into the determined transportation equipment 1 as the indicating unit 403. , It is advisable to instruct the automatic loading device (see Patent Document 1).

The processing unit 40 updates the memory by assuming that the transportation request referred to in step S205 has been processed (step S213), and ends one process.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of a processing procedure executed by the function of the update unit 404 of the central server 4. The processing unit 40, as the update unit 404, sequentially executes the following processing.

The vehicle-mounted device 10 periodically notifies the central server 4 of the position information specified by the GPS receiving unit 105. The on-board unit 10 arrives at the producer or manufacturer of the collection destination included in the operation information route, or the collection / delivery center 3, and after the loading / unloading port (wing door of FIG. 3A) is opened and closed again, the reader The palette identification information stored in the tag PT read in 71 is acquired. If the processing unit 101 of the in-vehicle device 10 cannot acquire the pallet identification information acquired before the opening / closing of the loading / unloading port after opening / closing the loading / unloading port, it is regarded as the pallet identification information of the pallet P carried out and stored in the storage unit 102. Remember in. The processing unit 101 stores the pallet identification information that could not be acquired before the opening / closing of the carry-in outlet but was acquired after the opening / closing as the pallet identification information of the carried-in pallet P. The processing unit 101 notifies the central server 4 of the carried-out pallet P and the carried-in pallet identification information. It is preferable to measure the weight of each pallet P using the load sensor 72 and send it to the central server 4 together with the pallet identification information of the pallet P carried in.

As the update unit 404, the processing unit 40 receives the notification of the position information from the in-vehicle device 10 of the transportation device 1 (step S301), and updates the position information of the transportation device information 414 (step S302). As the update unit 404, the processing unit 40 receives the notification of the pallet identification information carried in or out (step S303), and updates the pallet identification information loaded for each transport device 1 in the transport device information 414 (step S303). Step S304), the transportation equipment identification information on which the pallet P is loaded in the second pallet information 413 is updated (step S305). As the update unit 404, the processing unit 40 updates the pallet identification information that should exist for each base in the first pallet information 412 (step S306), and ends one update process.

The processing unit 40 of the central server 4 shown in FIGS. 8 to 10 updates the first pallet information 412, the second pallet information 413, and the transportation equipment information of the distribution DB 410 as appropriate. 11 to 13 show an example of updating the contents of the physical distribution DB 410 in the example shown in FIG. 11A and 11B are examples of information contents at the time when the transportation equipment 1 departs from the base center 2. The processing unit 40 serves as the route determination unit 402 for the transportation device 1 of the device identification information "1234-5678", the two empty pallets P of the pallet identification information "a-1" and "a-2", and the collection / delivery center. It was decided and instructed to carry in the pallet identification information "b-1", "b-2", and "b-3" for 3 with the three pallets P. The on-board unit 10 reads the carry-in of these pallet identification information with the reader 71, measures the weight with the load sensor 72, and notifies the central server 4. As the update unit 404, the processing unit 40 updates the first pallet information 412 (FIG. 11A) with the identification information of the pallet P carried out. As the update unit 404, the processing unit 40 updates the second pallet information 413 (FIG. 11B) and the transportation equipment information 414 (FIG. 11C) with the equipment identification information of the transportation equipment 1 actually loaded. The updated content is shown in the underlined part in the figure. When the pallet identification information notified from the vehicle-mounted device 10 is different from the instruction, the processing unit 40 may issue a warning or the like. Even if the results measured by the load sensor 72 differ between the time of loading and the time of loading, the on-board unit 10 may issue a warning.

12A, 12B and 12C are examples of information contents at the time when the transportation equipment 1 departs from the base (XYZ) of the manufacturer M. As the route determination unit 402, the processing unit 40 uses two empty pallets P of the pallet identification information "a-1" and "a-2" as the base XYZ for the transportation equipment 1 of the equipment identification information "1234-5678". It is instructed to carry it out. In the vicinity of the base XYZ, the vehicle-mounted device 10 may notify the transportation route stored in the storage unit 102 and the information of the pallet P to be carried in or out by the display unit 103 and the voice output unit 104. The on-board unit 10 notifies the central server 4 as the pallet identification information of the pallet P carried out because the pallet identification information "a-1" and "a-2" cannot be acquired by the reader 71, and the central server As shown in FIG. 12, the update unit 404 of 4 updates the first pallet information 412 as the pallet identification information of the pallets existing at the base (XYZ) of the manufacturer M. Instead, the on-board unit 10 was able to acquire the pallet identification information "c-1", "c-2", and "c-3" by the reader 71 according to the number of pallets scheduled to be shipped included in the transportation request. As a result, this is notified to the central server 4 as the pallet P carried in, and the update unit 404 of the central server 4 updates the second pallet information 413 and the transportation equipment information 414 as shown in FIGS. 12B and 12C.

13A, 13B and 13C are examples of information contents at the time when the transportation equipment 1 departs from the collection and delivery center 3. As the route determination unit 402, the processing unit 40 has three pallets P of pallet identification information "b-1", "b-2", and "b-3" for the transportation device 1 of the device identification information "1234-5678". Is instructed to be carried out at the collection and delivery center 3 (AB). In the vicinity of the collection / delivery center 3 (AB), the on-board unit 10 may notify the transportation route stored in the storage unit 102 and the information of the pallet P to be carried in or out by the display unit 103 and the voice output unit 104. .. The on-board unit 10 identifies the pallets of the pallets P carried out because the pallet identification information "b-1", "b-2", and "b-3" cannot be acquired by the reader 71 at the position of the collection / delivery center 3. This is notified to the central server 4 as information, and the update unit 404 of the central server updates the first palette information 412 as the palette identification information of the palette existing in the collection / delivery center 3 (AB) as shown in FIG. 13A. .. Instead, the in-vehicle device 10 carries in the pallet identification information "e-1", "e-2", and "e-3" according to the number of pallets to be collected because the reader 71 can acquire them. This is notified to the central server 4 as the pallet P, and the update unit 404 of the central server 4 updates the second pallet information 413 and the transportation equipment information 414 as shown in FIGS. 13B and 13C.

In this way, as shown in FIG. 1, the pallet P is appropriately used by sharing the pallet P with the base center 2, the producer or the manufacturer, and the collection / delivery center 3 together with the share of the loading platform of the transportation equipment 1. It can be distributed to and recycled. As shown in the first embodiment, by collecting and distributing the pallets P together with the transportation while maintaining the number at each base, the optimum number of pallets P at each base can be known. The central server 4 can also propose the optimum number of pallets P to the producer or the manufacturer, and minimize the pallets P to be distributed to the producer or the manufacturer to support cost reduction.

Of the processing procedures shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 9A and 9B, the process of determining the transport route and the pallet route in step S210 may be determined by repeating optimization from provisional determination (Patent Document 1 and the like). .. The determination process may be performed using a learning model trained to determine transport routes and pallet routes. The decision process may be performed by simulation. The number of pallets P and the transportation equipment 1 are applied to the neural network by applying the transportation route itself with the base center 2 as the starting point, the base center 2 as the ending point, the producer or manufacturer's base, and the collection and delivery center 3 as nodes. It is preferable to learn so that the total travel distance or the total transportation time becomes smaller depending on which of the routes between the nodes is selected based on the number of nodes. Note that this learning model may be learned by reinforcement learning in which the reward increases as the total transportation time is shortened, or may be sequentially relearned (Patent Document 1 and the like). In this case, a quantum computer or the like may be used for the calculation.

In the first embodiment, the pallet P for which the arrangement is optimized does not have to be limited to the pallet P distributed by the management company (franchisor) that manages the central server 4. Together with the producers and manufacturers who use the share of the loading platform of the transportation equipment 1, the business operator of the transportation equipment 1, the collection and delivery center 3 (franchisee), and the pallets P provided by other pallet rentals or pallet leasing companies. It should be optimized. In this case, it is premised that each of the pallets P is provided with unique pallet identification information that can be distinguished from others. By assigning identification information for each trader, the pallets owned and rented by each trader are stored in which transport equipment 1 for rental traders and leasing traders, and are used at which center. It is possible to provide information from the central server 4 based on the databases of FIGS. 6A and 6B.

In the first embodiment, the pallet P is circulated in any of the transportation equipment 1, each base center 2, and the collection and delivery center 3. However, in order to circulate a huge amount of pallets by the optimum route, a pallet center arranged side by side with the base center 2 is newly provided, and the pallets P can be accumulated in the pallet center. It is good. The central server 4 derives the optimum distribution by adding the pallets P existing in the pallet center in addition to the transportation equipment 1, each base center 2, and the collection and delivery center 3.

(Embodiment 2)
In the second embodiment, the accommodation position of the pallet P in the transportation device 1 is appropriately optimized. Therefore, in the second embodiment, the handling system is mounted on the loading platform of the transportation device 1. FIG. 14 is a schematic view showing the transportation device 1 according to the second embodiment. In the transportation device 1 according to the second embodiment, the actuator 73 is a roller 731 that is rotated by driving a motor for moving the pallet P like a slide puzzle on the loading platform, and a foldable pivot 732 that suppresses the transmission of the rotation of the roller 731. Is. The pallet P can be slidably moved in both the vehicle width direction and the vehicle length direction by the rollers 731 having different directions and the freely rotating roller 733. The rollers 731 provided in different directions are selectively controlled to protrude / immerse from the top surface or the floor surface of the pallet frame 11 by processing from the processing unit 101 of the vehicle-mounted device 10. The actuator 73 of the second embodiment may include an elevating table that moves up and down between the upper and lower parts of the pallet frame 11.

The configuration of the physical distribution system 100 and the physical distribution member distribution system 200 applied to the physical distribution system 100 in the second embodiment is the same as the configuration in the first embodiment except for the handling system and the control processing of the loading platform of the transportation equipment 1. .. Therefore, the common configurations are designated by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In the second embodiment, the transport route of the transport device 1 acquired from the central server 4, the pallet identification information of the pallet P being transported by the transport device 1 or being transported from now on, and the pallet P are stored in the storage unit 102 of the vehicle-mounted device 10. Stores information such as the destination of. The processing unit 101 of the on-board unit 10 carries in the pallet P to be carried out next so that the pallet P to be carried out is near the carry-in outlet based on the information of the collection point of the pallet P and the destination of the pallet P stored in the storage unit 102. The storage position of the pallet P on the loading platform is determined so that the power pallet P can be smoothly carried in.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the accommodating position of the pallet P stored in the storage unit 102. As shown in FIG. 15, for each transport device 1, the accommodation position information in the pallet frame 11 of each pallet P is stored in association with the pallet identification information of the pallet P. As shown in FIG. 15, the accommodation position information in the pallet frame 11 is either "lower left 1" or "upper right 2" in the upper and lower stages of the figure, either left or right in the vehicle width direction, and the transportation equipment. Information indicating the number from the front of 1 may be used, or the pallet frame 11 may be divided by an address and represented by a number or symbol indicating the address, or a combination thereof.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing an example of the procedure of the control process of the handling system. The processing unit 101 of the pallet P to be carried out from the pallet identification information of the pallet P housed in the loading platform to the next point to which the transportation device 1 heads, based on the destination information associated with the pallet identification information. Extract the pallet identification information (step S701). The processing unit 101 reads out the accommodation position information corresponding to each pallet identification information (step S702), and determines the accommodation position of the pallet P indicated by the pallet identification information extracted in step S701 (step S703). Step S703 is a location closer to the carry-in outlet. In the case of the wing door type shown in FIG. 3A, it is one of the left halves, and in the case of the loading platform shown in FIG. 3B, it is the rear part.

The processing unit 101 determines a path for sliding the pallet P extracted to the determined accommodation position and another pallet P (step S704), and sends a control signal to the actuator 73 according to the determined path. Output (step S705), and when the slide movement is completed, the process ends. The slide movement may be performed while the transportation device 1 is stopped or running.

The accommodation position information of each of the pallets P shown in FIG. 15 is sequentially updated by the process of step S703 of FIG. The updated accommodation position information may be transmitted to the central server 4 and shared by the distribution DB 410.

In this way, the handling system for each pallet P is mounted on the loading platform, and by changing the arrangement according to the movement path of the pallet P on the on-board unit 10, the operation is performed at the point where the pallet P is collected and the place where the pallet P is delivered. It is not necessary for the hand to find the pallet P to be carried out, or to move another pallet P in order to carry out only the pallet P.

The handling system of the loading platform in the second embodiment is not essential for the share of the pallet P of the present disclosure. The accommodation position of the pallet P on the loading platform may not be particularly specified as in the first embodiment when the automatic loading / unloading device is not used at the base center 2.

(Embodiment 3)
In the third embodiment, a method of loading articles on the pallet P can be proposed. Therefore, the space on the pallet P is assigned an address as a storage space for articles, and the space on the pallet P is shared. The space on the pallet P is identified by a mark T that distinguishes the four sides as shown in FIG. In the third embodiment, a one-dimensional code indicating the palette identification information is printed on the tag PT of the palette P. Utilizing the fact that the method of loading the articles on the pallet is identified as described later, the central server 4 of the second embodiment supports the creation of the packing list of the articles loaded on the pallet P. Further, the central server 4 of the third embodiment has a packing list for each pallet P and a packing list for each pallet P in consideration of cross-border transportation including trunk transportation by a transportation device 1 such as a transport aircraft, a train, or a ship between the base centers 2. It also has a function of translating customs documents and the like related to the pallet P of the same shipper and consignee according to the consignee's language.

In the third embodiment, the operator of the transportation equipment 1 or the operator of the loading / unloading work of the pallet P at the collection / delivery center 3 possesses the terminal device 6. In the base center 2, it is preferable that the loading and unloading is automatically performed as disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2, but in the case of manual operation, the operator in the base center 2 also holds the terminal device 6. May be good. The terminal device 6 in the second embodiment is a portable communication terminal, for example, a tablet terminal. The terminal device 6 is a device having a display unit and a processing unit capable of displaying an AR (Augmented Reality) image on the actual pallet P in front of the eyes and the image of the article loaded on the pallet P. Is not limited to this, and may be a spectacle type.

The configuration of the physical distribution system 100 and the physical distribution member distribution system 200 applied to the physical distribution system 100 in the third embodiment is the same as the configuration in the first embodiment except for the terminal device 6 and the details of the processing. Therefore, the common configurations are designated by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 17 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the terminal device 6. Like the terminal device 5, the terminal device 6 includes a processing unit 60, a storage unit 61, a communication unit 62, a display unit 63, an operation unit 64, and an imaging unit 65. The configuration of the processing unit 60, the storage unit 61, the communication unit 62, the display unit 63, and the operation unit 64 is the same as that of the terminal device 5 except that the application program 6P stored in the storage unit 61 is different and the processing contents based on the application program 6P are different. Therefore, the corresponding reference numerals are given and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The application program 6P stored in the storage unit 61 is a computer program for operators regarding loading / unloading, loading / unloading, etc. of distribution members such as the pallet P, and the terminal device 6 is loaded on the pallet P. It is a program that functions as a specific device for outputting information on an article.

The imaging unit 65 is a camera device. The processing unit 60 can acquire a video signal or a still image signal obtained from the camera device.

The application program 5P stored in the storage unit 51 of the terminal device 5 in the second embodiment is a program corresponding to the application program 6P, and is a specific device for inputting information on articles to be loaded on the pallet P. It is a program that functions as.

The process of transmitting a transportation request to the central server 4 by the terminal device 5 in the third embodiment will be described. FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing an example of a transportation request acceptance processing procedure according to the third embodiment. Before loading the goods to be shipped on the pallet P, the producer or the operator in the manufacturer who plans to ship the goods inquires the central server 4 about the proposal of the method of loading the goods to be shipped by using the terminal device 5.

The processing unit 50 of the terminal device 5 accepts an operation of inputting information on an article to be shipped based on the application program 5P (step S501). Information on the goods to be shipped includes the description of the goods, the quantity of the goods, and the measurement. When the goods are sorted and packed in smaller units of physical distribution members such as cardboard boxes or small containers C, it is desirable to input the size and number of those physical distribution members.

The processing unit 50 transmits the input information of the article to the central server 4 based on the application program 5P (step S502).

The processing unit 40 of the central server 4 acquires information on articles (step S401) based on the module for loading proposal included in the control program 40P, and derives the required number of pallets and the arrangement on the pallets (step). S402). In the derivation process in step S402, the processing unit 40 is such that the pallet P on which the articles are loaded is within the size range that can be accommodated in the pallet frame 11, and the heavy articles are stacked downward. It is executed based on the operation of. The processing unit 40 indicates the arrangement of the derived articles and transmits the information on the screen for accepting the transportation request as it is to the terminal device 5 (step S403).

The processing unit 50 of the terminal device 5 receives the screen information transmitted from the central server 4 (step S503), and based on the received information, causes the display unit 53 to display a screen for accepting a loading method proposal and a transportation request. (Step S504).

On the screen for accepting the transportation request, the processing unit 50 receives the input of the information necessary for transportation such as the number of pallets P and the designation of the consignee together with the information of the goods input in step S501 (step S505), and transports the goods. The request is transmitted to the central server 4 (step S506).

When the central server 4 receives the transportation request (step S404), the central server 4 executes the process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 8, and responds to the transportation equipment 1 and the like determined by the route determination unit 402 according to the number of pallets P. It is transmitted to the terminal device 5 together with the information identifying the transportation request (step S405).

The producer or manufacturer who uses the terminal device 5 confirms and refers to the screen including the proposal of the loading method, and executes the loading of the article on the pallet P. The processing unit 50 of the terminal device 5 acquires the arrangement of the articles on the pallet P (step S507), and acquires the pallet identification information of the stacked pallets P (step S508).

The terminal device 5 receives the response to the transportation request in step S506 before and after the processing in steps S507 and S508 (step S509), and associates the information in the response with the information for identifying the transportation request in steps S507 and S507. The information on the arrangement of the articles acquired in step S508 is transmitted to the central server 4 as the pallet identification information of the pallet P (step S510).

The processing unit 40 of the central server 4 receives the information on the arrangement of the articles on the pallet P identified by the pallet identification information in association with the information identifying the transportation request (step S406), and stores the information in the distribution DB 410 (step S407). ), End the process of accepting the transportation request.

The processing procedure shown in the flowchart of FIG. 18 may be executed by the operator of the collection / delivery center 3 that collects goods from a plurality of producers using the terminal device 5. In this case, articles addressed to the same consignee, even from different producers, may be stacked so as to share the same pallet P, and each article is housed in any space on the pallet P or Whether it is loaded or not is transmitted to the central server 4.

The process of acquiring the arrangement of the articles in step S507 may be realized by inputting information on which article exists in which of the spaces on the pallet P by the operator, or is provided in the terminal device 5. It may be realized by image processing on the image obtained by the camera device. It may be realized by reading the one-dimensional or two-dimensional code attached to the packaging of each article. The arrangement of the articles is recognized in association with the address on the pallet P identified by the identifiable mark T. FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of acquisition of the arrangement of articles. As shown in FIG. 19, an image obtained by capturing the palette P is displayed on the display unit 63 of the terminal device 6. On the image, the operator specifies which and where from the list of goods. The processing unit 60 can specify the direction of the pallet P and specify the address information of the place where the designated article is loaded from the pattern of the mark T in the image obtained by capturing the pallet P.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the arrangement information of the articles. The information of the article loaded on the pallet P is stored together with the address on the pallet of the article in association with the pallet identification information of the pallet P. What kind of article is arranged may be stored in association with the street address. The arrangement information shown in FIG. 20 may be stored in the tag PT as information on the article. As shown in FIG. 20, the address information of the space on the pallet P and the information of the article occupying the space identified by each address information are stored in association with the pallet identification information of the pallet P.

The weight of the entire pallet P is measured by the load sensor 7 after the fact and stored in association with the information on the arrangement of the articles on the pallet P. After shipping, the weight of the entire pallet P measured by the load sensor 72 of the transport device 1 may be notified to the central server 4 in association with the pallet identification information and stored.

The transportation device 1 loads a plurality of pallets P in a hierarchical manner based on the arrangement information of the articles on the pallet P and the accommodation position information on the pallet frame 11 of the pallet P, and each of the plurality of pallets P accommodates a plurality of articles. Alternatively, it is stored in the distribution DB 410 with a parent-child relationship of loading. Based on this information, the pallet P is identified by the pallet identification information, and the central server 4 moves and transports the pallet P according to which transport device 1 is transporting, which center has arrived, and the like. The transportation route of the device 1 is sequentially redetermined and optimized.

Further, the information shown in FIG. 20 makes it easy to track what kind of article is arranged and loaded on the pallet P until the article is unloaded from the pallet P. FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure for outputting the arrangement information of articles by the terminal device 6. When the operator holding the terminal device 6 images the palette P by the image pickup unit 65 and activates the application program 6P, the following processing is executed.

The processing unit 60 acquires the image output from the imaging unit 65 based on the application program 6P (step S801). The processing unit 60 recognizes whether or not the pallet P is shown in the image by reading the shape pattern of the pallet P or the one-dimensional or two-dimensional code printed on the tag PT (step S802).

When the processing unit 60 can recognize that the pallet P is captured, the processing unit 60 indicates which direction the pallet P is facing toward the terminal device 6 based on the recognition pattern of the mark T stored in advance, and the mark in the image. It is specified by identifying T (step S803). The processing unit 60 outputs an image showing the information of the article from the imaging unit 65 by using the orientation of the pallet P, the area in the image of the pallet P, and the address information indicating the accommodating position of the article on the pallet P. The image is overlaid on the moving image (step S804), output to the display unit 63 (step S805), and the process is completed.

FIG. 22 is a diagram showing an example of displaying an AR image of the palette P by the terminal device 6. As shown in FIG. 22, the operator can visually confirm the packing list of the pallet P based on the information indicating the location of the article associated with the pallet identification information of the pallet P.

As shown in FIG. 22, the packing list can be visually confirmed from the pallet P until the goods are unloaded, but it is necessary to output customs documents and the like according to the language of the consignee. Therefore, in response to a request from the terminal device 6 or the terminal device 5, the central server 4 supports the output of customs documents by using the information associated with the pallet identification information of the pallet P stored in the distribution DB 410. ..

In order to create customs documents in the language of the consignee, the central server 4 stores the data for creating customs documents of each country in the storage unit 41. The data for customs clearance documents for each country includes data in English for global standards. Using these information, the central server 4 can traceably store the information of the goods input and operated by the shipper in the distribution DB 410, and automatically convert and output the customs documents for each country. ..

(Embodiment 4)
FIG. 23 is a schematic diagram of the distribution system 120 of the fourth embodiment. Hereinafter, the contents described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 will be referred to for sharing of the transportation device 1 in units of pallets P.

The distribution system 120 includes a transportation device 1 for transporting goods, for example, agricultural products, and a plurality of base (base) centers 2 which are transfer centers where the transportation device 1 stops. The distribution system 120 further includes a collection and delivery center 3 which is a distribution center for collecting and delivering goods (for example, agricultural products F in FIG. 23). The collection / delivery center 3 may also be used as the base center 2. The physical distribution system 100 includes a routing center 8 that manages physical distribution data, which will be described later, and a data center 9 that manages data in the physical distribution system 100.

Among the distribution systems 120 of the fourth embodiment, the same reference numerals are given to the configurations common to the systems shown in the first to third embodiments, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The routing center 8 and the data center 9 can be connected to the terminal device 6 used by the producer or the manufacturer or the operator of the collection / delivery center 3 by communication. The network N includes the Internet, a carrier network, and a base station BS provided in the base center 2 and the collection / delivery center 3. The base center 2 and the collection / delivery center 3 can communicate with the routing center 8 and the data center 9 via the network N.

Transport equipment 1 is a vehicle such as a transport truck, a train, a transport aircraft, or a ship. The transport device 1 may be a transport robot that travels by automatic operation. Each of the transportation devices 1 acquires position information using data from the GPS satellite S by the on-board communication device or the mobile terminal device possessed by the driver, and sequentially sends the position information to the data center 9 via the network N. Send with identification information.

As shown in FIG. 1, the base center 2 may be installed at a location that serves as a base for transportation equipment 1, such as an interchange (IC) in a port, an airport, a freight station, or a road network. One or more may be installed for each area corresponding to the scale of administrative divisions, and one may be installed at ports, airports, and freight stations where international flights arrive and depart.

In the distribution system 120 of the present disclosure, the goods to be transported are loaded on the distribution members and transported. Specifically, the physical distribution members are the pallet P and the small container C. In the following description, the description will be focused on the pallet P, but the small container C may be treated in the same manner. Further, the distribution member may be a flexible container, a so-called flexible container, an iron container, or a cardboard box. In addition, bags, plates, and box materials used for placing and accommodating goods in physical distribution are included in physical distribution members.

The routing center 8 determines the transportation route of the transportation equipment 1, the loading and unloading of the pallet P from the transportation equipment 1, and the movement route indicating the transportation equipment 1 to which the pallet P should be loaded. The routing center 8 optimizes and appropriately updates the determined transportation route and movement route based on the position information sequentially obtained from the transportation equipment 1 and the pallet identification information of the pallet P loaded on the transportation equipment 1, and updates the base center 2 as appropriate. Instruct the pallet P to be carried in and out, and instruct the transportation device 1 to go to the destination.

FIG. 24 is a schematic diagram of the local distribution system 201 centered on the base center 2. The distribution system 100 is configured by connecting a local distribution system 201 as shown in FIG. 24 across regions.

At the base center 2 in the local distribution system 201 shown in FIG. 24, a group of devices that receive warehousing of the transportation device 1 and carry out / carry out articles from the transportation device 1 in units of pallets P, and a base controller 20 that controls the device group are provided. It is provided. The base controller 20 can communicate with the routing center 8 and the data center 9. A plurality of collection and delivery centers 3 are installed in the area centered on the base center 2.

The routing center 8 manages the LP address described later in the local distribution system 201, and determines the transportation route and the movement route in the local distribution system 201. The routing center 8 is preferably configured so that a plurality of computers (instances) distributed in each region cooperate with each other.

The data center 9 stores distribution data in a database (hereinafter referred to as DB) and responds to write requests, read requests, and the like. The data center 9 may be distributed to a plurality of data centers 9 like the routing center 8. The data center 9 may be provided for each base center 2. A pallet center 22 is arranged side by side in the base center 2.

In the distribution system 120 of the present disclosure, the loading platform of the transportation device 1 is shared in units of the pallets P, and the pallets P are allowed to be transported from the departure point to the destination via different transportation devices 1. The transportation device 1 does not need to collect and transport pallets P having the same starting point and destination. The transportation equipment 1 passes through one or more base centers 2 (local distribution system 201), and a part of the pallets P are unloaded at the base center 2 that passes through the base center 2, and a new waypoint or destination next to the transportation equipment 1 is used. The pallet P with the destination is loaded and traveled.

In the transportation while transshipping in this way, the movement status of the transportation device 1, the traffic information of the transportation network, the weather information of the ocean, etc., the pallet P being transported to the transportation device 1, the destination of each pallet P, etc. Based on this, the movement route of the pallet P and the transportation route of the transportation device 1 are sequentially redetermined. Based on the determined movement route and transportation route, transshipment is appropriately executed at the base center 2, and the transportation equipment 1 is instructed to the next destination (waypoint). In order to derive the optimum solution of the movement route and the transportation route, the optimum solution in the local distribution system 201 is derived, and the regional optimum solution of the local distribution system 201 is connected over different local distribution systems 201 to obtain the transportation equipment 1 The optimum solution of the transportation route of the pallet P and the movement route of the pallet P is derived.

Therefore, in the distribution system 120 of the present disclosure, fixed identification information is assigned to each of the fixed facilities such as the pallet P, the transportation equipment 1, and the base center 2, and the address Logistic for distribution is layered. A Protocol address (hereinafter referred to as LP address) is assigned, and the route is controlled on the LP network using this LP address as the address of the departure point and the destination. The LP address is a 4-byte or 6-byte sequence like the IP address, and is used hierarchically as a fixed private address and a global address like the IP address. The LP address may be assigned so as to correspond to the derivation range of the transportation route and the movement route for each region described above.

The LP address is the transportation company that owns the transportation equipment 1 and / or the pallet P, each base center 2, the collection / delivery center 3, the routing center 8 that derives the optimum solution of the transportation route and the movement route, the data center 9, and the pallet. A global address is assigned to the pallet center 22 in which P is accumulated. Then, the LP address of the private address is assigned within the local network of each global address. For example, a private address for each base center 2 is assigned to a group of devices controlled by the base controller 20 installed in the base center 2 that can serve as a waypoint for the pallet P or the transportation device 1.

FIG. 25 is a diagram showing an LP network 300 of the distribution system 120 of the present disclosure. The distribution system 120 is controlled by an LP network 300 layered in units of 201 local distribution systems centered on the base center 2. As shown in Fig. 25, for example, administrative divisions such as Osaka and Hyogo, then regional blocks such as Kansai and Kinki that put them together, then one or more international offices in the nation that put them together, then Asia and Europe. It is layered into the great states such as.

In the distribution in the distribution system 120 based on the LP network 300, the transportation completed in the local distribution system 201 is optimized in the local network 301 corresponding to the local distribution system 201, and the transportation between different local networks 301 is in the upper layer. Optimize under local network 301. In the case of international transportation across countries, the local network 301 of the Greater State is used, and in the case of transportation across the Greater States, the local network 301 of the Great State is coordinated for optimization.

LP addresses are also assigned to the moving transportation equipment 1 and pallet P. Since it moves, basically, the transportation equipment 1 and the pallet P are assigned LP addresses under the global address assigned to the transportation company that is the owner of the transportation equipment 1 and the pallet P, and are always in a hierarchical relationship (parent and child). It may be stored and used in pairs of relationships). The moving transportation equipment 1 and the pallet P are initially assigned a private address in the local network 301 under the global address assigned to the transport operator that is the owner, and are assigned different local addresses as well as the IP address. An LP address may be assigned to each local network 301 as it travels across the network 301.

The details of the distribution system 120 based on such an LP network 300, which is not tied to the final destination and concentrates on transportation by the most efficient route in the area, will be described below.

The pallet P used in the distribution system 100 will be described. The pallet P is a physical distribution member having a size of approximately 100 cm to 120 cm square, similar to the pallet widely used in the field of physical distribution. FIG. 26 is a schematic perspective view showing an example of the pallet P. The pallet P is separably configured into a rectangular flat plate-shaped base portion P2 and a top plate pallet P1 of the same size placed on the base portion P2.

FIG. 26A is a lift type pallet P. In FIG. 26A, the base portion P2 and the top plate pallet P1 are shown in an exploded manner. The top plate pallet P1 is placed on the base P2 provided with a lift hole suitable for a fork or the like. FIG. 26B is a roller type pallet P. Rollers P3 are arranged side by side in the base portion P2 in a direction along one side. The roller P3 is exposed from the top plate of the base P2 by a switch mechanism provided on the side of the base P2. By inclining the base portion P2 by the roller P3, the top plate pallet P1 placed on the base portion P2 can be slidably moved. For example, the roller P3 is exposed by the switch mechanism, and the base plate P2 is tilted by pressing the pedal-shaped switch, so that the top plate pallet P1 can be slidably moved. The pallet P may be a combination of the lift type shown in FIG. 26A and the roller type shown in FIG. 26B. For example, the roller P3 is configured to be divided in the length direction, and a lift hole is provided in the base portion P2 as in the lift type of FIG. 26A so that the top plate pallet P1 can be lifted by a fork or the like. There is.

FIG. 26C is a transport vehicle type pallet P. The transport vehicle type pallet P is provided with a traveling vehicle P4 at the lower portion of the base portion P2, and can travel by a built-in control unit. The travel control unit receives a travel instruction based on the position information from the outside by wireless communication, and drives the traveling vehicle P4 in response to the traveling instruction. The transport vehicle type pallet P includes a roller P3 that can be exposed on the top plate of the base P2. The transport vehicle type pallet P includes a support mechanism P5 capable of changing the inclination of the base portion P2 between the lower portion of the base portion P2 and the traveling vehicle P4. The support mechanism P5 has spring struts at the four corners, and the height of each struts of the spring struts is changed based on the built-in control unit or a mechanism such as a switch or a button to incline the top plate of the base P2 to expose the rollers P3. By making it slide, the top plate pallet P1 can be slidably moved.

FIG. 27 is a schematic perspective view showing another example of the pallet P. The pallet P is separably configured into a base P2 and a top plate pallet P1 placed on the base P2. In the example of FIG. 27, the base P2 has a side wall along two opposite sides of a rectangular or square bottom plate P6 in the range of 100 cm to 120 cm, and an inner wall substantially parallel to the side wall. The end faces of the side wall and the inner wall have spherical support portions P7 at positions corresponding to the four corners of the bottom plate P6, the midpoints of each of the four sides, and the central portion of the base portion P2. The support portion P7 supports the top plate pallet P1. The base P2 has a middle plate P8 at half the height of the side wall and the inner wall so that a fork of a forklift can be inserted between the bottom plate P6 and the middle plate P8. The forklift can both lift the pallet P together with the base P2 by inserting a fork between the bottom plate P6 and the middle plate P8, or lift only the top plate pallet P1.

28A is a top view of the base P2 of the pallet P shown in FIG. 27, FIG. 28B is a side view, FIG. 28C is a front view, and FIG. 28D is a bottom view.

29A is a top view of the top plate pallet P1 of the pallet P shown in FIG. 27, FIG. 29B is a side view, and FIG. 29C is a bottom view. The top plate pallet P1 may be a simple rectangular or square plate material, but as shown in FIGS. 29A to 29C, the top plate pallet P1 is provided at nine locations corresponding to the support portion P7 of the base portion P2 of the surface abutting the base portion P2. It may have a shape provided with a spherical recess P9 corresponding to the spherical support P7.

In any of the molds shown in FIGS. 26A to 26C, 27, 28 and 29, the top plate pallet P1 uses a mechanism such as an inclination of the base P2 and a lift hole to move the top plate pallet P1 from the base P2. It can be separated.

The top plate pallet P1 and the base P2 of the pallet P are both preferably made of resin, and may be made of various materials such as wood, stainless steel, and corrugated cardboard, and the top plate pallet P1 and the base P2 are made of different materials. There may be.

Regardless of the type shown in FIGS. 26A to 26C, 27, 28, and 29, the top plate pallet P1 has a tag T in which pallet identification information that uniquely identifies the top plate pallet P1 is stored. Is installed. The tag T may be a wireless tag using RFID or the like, or may incorporate a wireless communication module such as SIGFOX (registered trademark). When the tag T uses RFID, the pallet identification information stored in the tag T is read out by the reader, and is associated with the position information acquired by the GPS module mounted on the transport device 1 from the transport device 1. It is good to send sequentially. When the tag T incorporates a wireless communication module such as SIGFOX, it is preferable to specify the position information without using GPS or GPS, and transmit the stored pallet identification information and the position information in association with each other.

The tag T not only stores the unique pallet identification information, but also stores the unique or variable LP address. Further, information on one or more articles to be loaded on the pallet P can be written on the tag T. The goods information includes the type and item of the goods, the weight, the date of collection, the delivery number of the goods, the base identification information of the base center 2 via the latest, the base center 2 of the destination, the consignee information, the sender information, etc. Is.

Using the pallets P shown in FIGS. 26A to 26C, 27, 28, and 29, the manufacturer, the transportation equipment 1, the collection / delivery center 3, and the base center 2 load and unload the articles in units of the pallets P. Actually, only the top plate pallet P1 is moved, and the base portion P2 of the pallet P is used in the manufacturer, the transportation equipment 1, the collection / delivery center 3, and the base center 2. Not limited to the separable pallets P shown in FIGS. 26A to 26C, 27, 28 and 29, non-separable pallets P may also be used. Hereinafter, it will be described that only the top plate pallet P1 is loaded and unloaded on the loading platform of the transportation equipment 1 together with the articles loaded therein.

Transport equipment 1 is assumed to be a transport truck in the following description. 30A, 30B, and 30C are schematic perspective views of the transportation equipment 1 and the medium-sized container. FIG. 30A is a schematic perspective view of the transportation device 1 provided with the pallet frame 11 on the loading platform. As shown in FIG. 30A, the loading platform of the transport device 1 is provided with a pallet frame 11 for transporting articles in units of the top plate pallet P1. Specifically, the pallet frame 11 is a stand that divides the loading platform from the floor surface to the ceiling in half in two upper and lower stages. A roller may be provided on the table in the same manner as the base P2 (FIG. 26B) of the roller type pallet P in order to facilitate the loading and unloading of the top plate pallet P1. The loading platform of the transport device 1 has an internal dimension that allows two top plate pallets P1 to be juxtaposed in the vehicle width direction. The storage position of the top plate pallet P1 with luggage can be specified by the top and bottom and the left and right separated by the pallet frame 11. It is possible to identify which position in the transport device 1 the top plate pallet P1 is housed by the vertical, horizontal, front-rear position, the position in the pallet frame 11, or the serial number. The storage unit identification information is assigned to the identified storage unit and is used in the vehicle-mounted device 10 of the transportation device 1.

FIG. 30B is a schematic perspective view of the transportation device 1 in which the medium-sized container 12 is loaded on the loading platform. The medium-sized container 12 has a size capable of accommodating about 2 to 8 top plate pallets P1. There are a plurality of types of capacities of the medium-sized container 12, and as shown in FIG. 30B, it is preferable that the medium-sized containers 12 of different sizes are loaded on the loading platform. The medium-sized container 12 is made of resin, for example. The medium-sized container 12 preferably has a foldable mechanism. The medium-sized container 12 may have a refrigerating / freezing mechanism.

FIG. 30C is a schematic perspective view of the transportation device 1 provided with the divided pallet frame 11 on the loading platform. As shown in FIG. 30C, the loading platform of the transport device 1 is provided with a pallet frame 11 for transporting articles in units of the top plate pallet P1. The pallet frame 11 of FIG. 30C is divided into a plurality of accommodating portions 13 for accommodating the top plate pallet P1. The accommodating portion 13 is provided with a shutter-shaped door 131. As shown in FIGS. 28A-29D, the accommodating portion 13 is provided with a support portion 132 similar to the base portion P2 corresponding to the top plate pallet P1 at the bottom portion. The support portion 132 makes it easy to pull out the top plate pallet P1 by the fork. The accommodating portion 13 is provided with cushioning material 133 on five inner surfaces other than the bottom surface. The cushioning material holds the load loaded on the top plate pallet P1. The accommodating portion 13 may include a display 134 as shown in FIG. 30C. Based on the information received from the routing center 8 or the data center 9 via the vehicle-mounted device 10, the display unit 134 includes pallet identification information stored in the storage unit 13, text indicating that it should be carried out or carried in, and the like. Should be displayed.

When the transportation device 1 is a vehicle such as a train, a transport aircraft, or a ship, it is preferable that a large container for accommodating the pallet P is used, and the large container can identify the accommodating portion with the pallet frame. The side-opening boxes corresponding to the loading platforms of FIGS. 30A, 30B and 30C may be used as they are as a large container.

The transportation device 1 includes a reader that reads the pallet identification information and the LP address from the tag T of the vehicle-mounted device 10 and the top plate pallet P1. The on-board unit 10 has a GPS receiver, sequentially acquires the position information of the transportation device 1, and transmits the position information to the routing center 8 or the data center 9. When the tag T of the top plate pallet P1 is SIGFOX, the position information may be transmitted from the tag T of the top plate pallet P1. When the top plate pallet P1 is carried into the loading platform of the transport device 1, the on-board unit 10 reads the pallet identification information of the top plate pallet P1 with a reader. The pallet identification information and / or LP address of the top plate pallet P1 being accommodated and the accommodation unit identification information for identifying the accommodation position in the pallet frame 11 are associated with the device identification information of the transport device 1 stored in advance. It transmits to the routing center 8 or the data center 9. The on-board unit 10 reads the pallet identification information from the tag of the top plate pallet P1 carried out from the loading platform of the transportation device 1 with a reader, and stores the pallet identification information and / or the LP address of the carried out top plate pallet P1 in advance. It is transmitted to the routing center 8 or the data center 9 in association with the device identification information of the transport device 1. The on-board unit 10 notifies the routing center 8 or the data center 9 that the top plate pallet P1 to be carried out is to be carried out in association with the storage portion identification information of the storage portion in which the top plate pallet P1 is housed. You may.

FIG. 31 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the data center 9. The data center 9 includes a physical distribution DB 910 and a data device 902 that executes reading and writing to and from the physical distribution DB 910. The data device 902 stores data obtained from the base controller 20 of the base center 2, the vehicle-mounted device 10 mounted on the transportation device 1, and the like.

The data device 902 includes a processing unit 90, a storage unit 91, and a communication unit 92. The processing unit 90 is a processor using a CPU or GPU. The processing unit 90 executes processing using the built-in memory such as ROM and RAM. The processing unit 90 can sequentially acquire time information by a built-in timer.

The communication unit 92 realizes communication on the public communication network N1 or the carrier network N2. The processing unit 90 can send and receive information to and from the terminal device 5 via the public communication network N1 or the carrier network N2 by the communication unit 92. Further, the processing unit 90 can transmit / receive information to / from the vehicle-mounted device 10 mounted on the transportation device 1 via the carrier network N2 by the communication unit 92. The processing unit 90 can communicate with the routing center 8, the base controller 20 of the base center 2, and the collection / delivery device 50 of the collection / delivery center 5 via the public communication network N1, the carrier network N2, or a dedicated line by the communication unit 92. is there.

The processing unit 90 is connected to the physical distribution DB 910, and can read and write to the physical distribution DB 910. The distribution DB 910 stores the first pallet information 911, the second pallet information 912, the transportation equipment information 913, and the user information 914. The first pallet information 911 is associated with the unique identification information and LP address given to each base center 2, pallet center 22, collection and delivery center 3, and production base, and the top plate pallet P1 that should exist in various places. Palette identification information and LP address are sequentially stored.

In the second pallet information 912 of the distribution DB 910, the LP address, the transport device identification information for identifying the transport device 1 on which the top plate pallet P1 is loaded, and the top plate pallet P1 are loaded in association with the pallet identification information. Information on the goods is stored. The information on the goods may be container identification information of the small container C or other distribution member loaded on the top plate pallet P1. The information on the goods may include information on the transportation number, information for identifying the shipper and consignee, and information on the weight of the top plate pallet P1 including the goods.

In the distribution DB 910, as the transportation equipment information 913, the LP address assigned in association with the equipment identification information for identifying the transportation equipment 1, the position information (latitude / longitude height) of the transportation equipment 1, and the LP address of the departure place , The LP address of the destination, the operation information including the LP address of the waypoint with time, and the LP address of the top plate pallet P1 being loaded are stored.

The distribution DB 910 stores contact information such as the type, name or name, address, e-mail, or telephone number of the business operator or shipper in association with the account information (identification information) in the distribution system 120 as user information 914. Has been done.

The data center 9 is composed of a blockchain, and the data device 902 may be a node of the blockchain.

FIG. 32 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the routing center 8. The routing center 8 includes a network DB 810, a route DB 820, and a routing device 830.

The network DB 810 stores the global LP addresses of the routing center 8 and the LP network 300 of FIG. 25.

The route DB 820 stores both the determination data that is the basis of control and the actual data for the transportation route determined for the transportation device 1 and the movement route of each of the pallets P.

The routing device 830 is a server computer, and includes a processing unit 80, a storage unit 81, and a communication unit 82. The routing device 830 may be configured not only by using one server computer (hardware) but also by distributing processing among a plurality of server computers, or a plurality of server computers (instances) virtually generated by a large computer. ) May be one of them. The routing device 830 may execute an operation by a quantum computer for the optimization of the route described later, except for the processing of updating the information of the distribution DB 910 of the data center 9.

The processing unit 80 is a processor using a CPU or GPU. The processing unit 80 executes processing using the built-in memory such as ROM and RAM. The processing unit 80 can sequentially acquire time information by a built-in timer.

The storage unit 81 includes a hard disk or a non-volatile storage medium such as an SSD (Solid State Drive). The storage unit 81 stores the computer program 80P. The processing unit 80 executes a process of deriving the optimum path by an operation based on the computer program 80P stored in the storage unit 81.

A Web server program is stored in the storage unit 81, and the processing unit 80 exerts a Web server function. By this Web server function, the terminal device 5 requests transportation of the transportation device 1, that is, a request for sharing the loading platform, etc. May be accepted.

The communication unit 82 realizes communication on the public communication network N1 or the carrier network N2. The processing unit 80 can send and receive information to and from the terminal device 5 via the public communication network N1 or the carrier network N2 by the communication unit 82. Further, the processing unit 80 can transmit / receive information to / from the vehicle-mounted device 10 mounted on the transportation device 1 via the carrier network N2 by the communication unit 82. The processing unit 80 can communicate with the data center 9, the base controller 20 of the base center 2, and the collection and delivery device 30 of the collection and delivery center 3 via the public communication network N1, the carrier network N2, or a dedicated line by the communication unit 82. is there.

The routing device 830 moves the transportation device 1 from the distribution DB 910, the position information obtained from the transportation device 1 by shipping the goods, the data of the loaded top plate pallet P1, the base center 2, and the goods obtained from the collection / delivery center 3. The data device 902 is requested to sequentially update the distribution DB 910 based on the location information. The routing device 830 determines the transportation route of the transportation equipment 1 and the movement route of the pallet P based on the data stored in the distribution DB 910, and based on this, the transportation in the transportation equipment 1, the base center 2, and the collection and delivery center 3. Control loading and unloading.

When the transport device 1 of the device identification information instructed by the routing device 830 arrives in the base controller 20, the top plate pallet P1 (which should be carried out from the transport device 1 based on the instruction information received in advance) An instruction to unload the pallet P) is given to the unloading device. The instruction information includes the pallet identification information and / or LP address of the top plate pallet P1 to be carried out in association with the device identification information, and the accommodating portion indicating the position in the pallet frame 11 in which the top plate pallet P1 is accommodated. Identification information is included. The base controller 20 is delivered to the transport device 1 based on the instruction information received in advance in the empty storage section of the transport device 1 that houses the top plate pallet P1 that should be transported as it is. An instruction to carry in the top plate pallet P1 (pallet P) to be carried in is given to the carry-in device. The instruction information includes the pallet identification information and / or LP address of the top plate pallet P1 to be carried in, and the pallet frame 11 (which should be vacant) to accommodate the top plate pallet P1 in association with the device identification information. Contains containment identification information indicating the location of the containment in.

At the collection / delivery center 3, the collection / delivery device 30 creates information on the loaded articles in association with the pallet identification information and / or LP address of the top plate pallet P1 and transmits the information to the data center 9. The collection / delivery device 30 gives an instruction from the routing center 8 to include the pallet identification information and / or the LP address of the top plate pallet P1 in association with the device identification information of the transportation device 1 at the delivery destination and the identification information of the accommodation unit to be accommodated. Receive and deliver to the transport device 1 as instructed. When the destination is the destination, the collection / delivery device 30 transmits the pallet identification information and / or the LP address of the arrived top plate pallet P1 to the data center 9 as having arrived.

In the fourth embodiment, the processing unit 50 of the terminal device 5 used by the producer or manufacturer who is the transportation requester and the operator of the collection / delivery center 3 is a routing device based on the application program 5P stored in the storage unit 51. Execute a communication connection to the 830 Web server. The processing unit 50 executes processing via the Web page related to the transportation request provided by the routing device 830.

33 and 34 are flowcharts showing an example of a processing procedure when receiving a transportation request for goods in the distribution system 120. Hereinafter, the terminal device 5 is started in a state of communicating with the routing center 8 based on the account information in the distribution system 120 given to the user.

The shipper inquires about the LP address using the terminal device 5 (step S601).

The routing device 830 receives the LP address inquiry (step S831), and is based on the position of the terminal device 6 from which the inquiry is sent, or the account information of the shipper who is the user of the terminal device 6 transmitted together with the inquiry. The LP address is replied (step S832).

The terminal device 5 receives the LP address (step S602) and displays it on the display unit 53 (step S603). The processing unit 50 receives the quantity, type, departure place, destination, and desired arrival date and time of the goods to be transported by using the display unit 53 and the operation unit 54 (step S604), and receives the departure place, destination, and desired arrival date and time. Is transmitted to the routing device 830 in association with the LP address (step S605).

The routing device 830 receives the set departure place, destination and desired arrival time (step S833), and the processing unit 80 identifies the collection / delivery center 5 corresponding to the departure place (step S834). The processing unit 80 determines whether or not the destination is in the same local network 301 as the departure place (step S835). If it is determined to be in the same local network 301 (S835: YES), the processing unit 80 has an LP address in the same local network of an empty pallet P that exists in the specified collection / delivery center 3 or is scheduled to arrive. (Step S836), and the LP address of the transportation device 1 that can reach the collection / delivery center 3 is extracted (step S837).

The processing unit 80 is a movement route in the local network 301 of the top plate pallet P1 for loading the load based on the LP address of the extracted top plate pallet P1, the LP address of the transportation device 1, and the position information, in the local network 301, or in the local network 301. A candidate for a transportation route of the transportation equipment 1 scheduled to exist in the local network 301 is derived (step S838). In the process of step S838, the optimum route is tried by calculation, and the optimum route is optimized according to conditions such as the shortest route or the small number of pallets P used. The processing unit 80 advances the processing to the next step S839.

When it is determined in step S835 that the destination is not the same local network 301 as the departure place (S835: NO), the processing unit 80 specifies the local network 301 (global address) of the destination (step S840). The processing unit 80 identifies the route of the local network to the local network 301 of the destination (step S841), derives a partial route for each local network 301 straddling the movement route and the transportation route candidate of the top plate pallet P1. (Step S842). In step S842, the processing unit 80 extracts and uses the LP address of the transportation device 1 that can reach the departure point in the partial route (departure point and destination) from the transportation device information that is sequentially updated for each local network 301. The processing unit 80 advances the processing to step S839. At this time, the partial route may be stored in the route DB as a candidate to be used for other requests.

The processing unit 30 transmits the derived movement route and transport route candidates to the terminal device 6 (step S839).

The terminal device 5 receives the candidates for the movement route and the transportation route (step S606), indicates the main waypoints, and displays the route list on the display unit 53 (step S607). In the terminal device 5, the route desired by the shipper is selected from the route list (step S608) and transmitted to the routing device 830 (step S609).

The routing device 830 receives the selected route (step S843), the processing unit 80 stores it in the route DB as the determined route (step S844), and ends the processing.

The processing procedure shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 33 and 34 will be described with specific examples. FIG. 35 is a schematic diagram of a method of determining a transportation route based on the LP network 300. For example, it is assumed that a transportation request is made to transport goods from one collection and delivery center 3 of "Japan" and "Shiga" as a departure point and one collection and delivery center 3 of "Thailand" and "Chiang Mai" as a destination. Hereinafter, the LP address will be described as a sequence similar to IPv4, but the LP address is not limited to this.

The routing device 830 specifies the LP address of the collection and delivery center 3 of "Shiga" in the local network 301. For example, the LP address of the collection and delivery center 3 at the departure point can be specified as the address 192.168.01.121 as a private address in the local network 301 of "Shiga".

The destination is outside the local network 301, and the LP address of the local network 301 of the destination "Chiang Mai" is specified as a global address, for example, 215.0.120.10. In the local network 301 of "Shiga", the route to this global address cannot be derived, so the inquiry is made from the global address 204.0.046.0 of "Shiga" to the global address 150.0.100.0 of the higher "Kinki". Since the global address 215.0.120.10 cannot be directly accessed even under the local network 301 of "Kinki", the routing device 830 inquires to the local network 301 of the higher global address 20.0.10.0 of "Japan". Since the global address 215.0.120.10 cannot be directly accessed even under the local network 301 of "Japan", the routing device 830 inquires to the local network 301 of the global address 10.0.10.0 of the higher "Asia". The access route to the global address 215.0.120.10. Of "Chiang Mai" is inquired from the local network 301 in Asia, and the access route from the local network 301 of "Thailand" is the "northern" local network 301 under the local network of "Thailand". Is answered as going through. The LP address 192.168.01.130 in the local network 301 of "Chiang Mai" of the destination collection and delivery center 3 is also specified by the routing device 830 corresponding to the local network 301 of "Chiang Mai". Therefore, the route is Collection and Delivery Center 3 (192.168.01.121) → "Shiga" 204.0.046.0 → "Kinki" 150.0.100.0 → "Japan" 20.0.10.0 → "Asia" 10.0.1.0.0 → "Thailand" 50.0.10.0 → "Northern" "205.0.120.0->" Chiang Mai "215.0.120.10-> Pickup and delivery center 3 (192.168.01.130). As for the route between the global networks, the route of the transportation equipment 1 is determined between the corresponding base centers 20, for example, "Kinki" → "Japan", Shiga base center 2 → Osaka → Osaka port base center 2, etc., and "Japan" → "Asia" → "Thailand", Osaka Port Base Center 2 → (Transit Port, for example, Chiang Mai, China) Base Center 2 → Thailand Bangkok Port Base Center 2, "Thailand" → "Northern" Bangkok The route is determined within the base center 2 of the port, the base center 2 of the province of Chiang Mai, and the route of "northern" → "Chiang Mai" within the base center 2 of the province of Chiang Mai. In the above sense, the routing device 830 may be distributed to each local network 301.

In the example of FIG. 35, the moving top plate pallet P1 has an LP address 192.168.01.105 belonging to the global address 204.0.046.01 assigned to the transportation company of the owner of the top plate pallet P1 or the operator of the routing center 8. Is assigned, and this LP address "204.0.046.01: 192.168.01.105" is used up to the destination.

The movement route and the transportation route determined in this way are transmitted to the base controller 20 corresponding to each local network 301, and the departure point in the partial route (or the entire route in the case of intra-regional transportation) in the local network 301. And transportation to the destination is controlled. The routing device 330 appropriately updates the transportation route of the transportation equipment 1 and the movement route of the pallet P in the local network 301 according to the traffic information and the like. FIG. 36 is an example of the contents of the data of the transportation route and the movement route stored in the route DB 820. As shown in FIG. 36, the sequentially updated transportation route is stored in association with the device identification information and LP address (movable) of the transportation device 1 and the updated date and time (version). This data may also be sequentially additionally recorded as a history on the blockchain. Instructions are transmitted from the routing device 830 to each transport device 1 and the base controller 20 with reference to the latest version.

The LP address and the current position (latitude, longitude, and height) of the transportation device 1 are sequentially transmitted from the transportation device 1 traveling based on the appropriately updated transportation routes, and the transportation device information 913 of the data center 9 sequentially transmits the LP address and the current position (latitude, longitude, and height). Recorded. FIG. 37 is an example of the contents of the data stored in the transportation equipment information 913. As shown in FIG. 37, the sequentially updated current position is stored in association with the device identification information and LP address of the transport device 1 and the updated date and time (version). This data may also be sequentially recorded as a history on the blockchain. In the example of FIG. 37, since the transportation device 1 is movable, the LP address of the transportation device 1 is the LP address 192.168.01.168 belonging to the global address 204.0.046.02 assigned to the transportation company that is the owner of the transportation device 1. Is allocated and used up to the destination.

Within the same local network 301, transportation from the collection / delivery center 3 or base center 2 at the departure point to the collection / delivery center 3 or base center 2 at the destination is controlled. However, when straddling different local networks 301, the target pallet P is carried in and out by the base controller 20. As a result, the control right is transferred to the local network 301 to which the pallet P is moved. Similarly, in the local network 301 to which the control right is transferred, the routing device 830 controls the transportation from the departure point to the destination in the partial route in the local network 301 in a state in which it can be appropriately changed.

38 and 39 show an example of the contents of the reservation reception screen 530. The reservation reception screen 530 is displayed on the display unit 53 of the terminal device 5. The reservation reception screen 530 shown in FIG. 38 includes an input screen for the type, quantity (quantity) and size of the goods related to the transportation request, the departure place, the destination, and the desired arrival date and time. When the "search" button included in the reservation reception screen 530 of FIG. 38 is selected, a transportation request is transmitted to the routing device 830 of the routing center 8, and the routing device 830 extracts route candidates. The reservation reception screen 530 shown in FIG. 39 shows the search result of the route. In the search result of FIG. 39, a plurality of route candidates extracted based on the information received on the reservation reception screen 530 of FIG. 38 are displayed. The reservation reception screen 530 includes a selection interface associated with each candidate. As shown in Fig. 39, the route is from the collection and delivery center 3 of "Shiga" called "A", which is the departure point, to the collection and delivery center 3 of "Chiang Mai", which is the destination, and the transportation equipment by different transportation companies shown in parentheses. Even if it is carried across 1, it is shown as one selectable means of transportation. For each of the route candidates, the charges for transportation on that route are listed so that they can be compared. When a route is selected, even if the goods are transported by a route that straddles the transportation equipment 1 by different transportation companies, for example, across different countries and large states, the routing center 8 is set as one payment target as one transportation request. Or it is processed by a dedicated device for payment.

FIG. 40 is a flowchart showing an example of reservation and settlement processing. Reservation settlement is made based on the actual transportation route according to the transaction conditions. It is assumed that the process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 40 is executed by the data device 902. The following processing related to the payment service may be executed by another device capable of reading the scheduled route and the transportation record stored in the route DB 810 from the routing center 8.

The processing unit 90 of the data device 902 receives the settlement request of the transportation route via the terminal device 5 (step S901), and searches the distribution DB 910 for the request with the user of the request source terminal device 5 as the shipper (step S902). ). The processing unit 90 displays a list of movement routes and transportation routes obtained as a result of the search (step S903).

The processing unit 90 refers to the route DB 820 of the routing center 8 and reads out the movement route and the transportation route before settlement requested by the shipper (step S904).

The processing unit 90 tentatively determines as the payee the transporter of one or a plurality of transport devices 1 that transports the pallet P of the shipper read out in step S904 (step S905). In step S905, when the pallet P is transported over different transport devices 1, the processing unit 90 tentatively determines the transport operators (plural) of the different transport devices 1 as payment destinations.

The processing unit 90 searches for a payment method for each payee based on the relationship between the shipper of the request source and the payee provisionally determined in step S905 (step S906). In step S906, the processing unit 90 may determine whether or not the shipper has an open account, and if so, which slot is most appropriate in relation to the payee. If the shipper does not have an open account or an appropriate slot does not exist, the processing unit 90 determines that credit processing is performed. The basis for the decision is, for example, to enable cooperation with financial institutions and / or credit information management companies, and to make it possible to refer to virtual currency wallet information, etc., and refer to this information for the processing unit. 90, or a specific device for payment, may be determined. In step S906, the processing unit 90 may calculate the distance and fare for transporting the pallet P for each transport device 1, and search based on the calculated amount.

The processing unit 90 displays the payment method searched in step S906 for each payee (step S907), and accepts selection from the displayed payment method for each payee (step S908). Step S908 may be skipped and automatically determined appropriately by the processing unit 90 or a particular device for payment, depending on the payee.

The processing unit 90 accepts confirmation of the determined payment method (step S909), and determines the transportation route by the transportation device 1 of the confirmed payment destination carrier and the movement route of the pallet P (step S910). The processing unit 90 notifies the shipper via the terminal device 5 that the reservation has been completed by the determined route and payment method (step S911), and ends the processing.

The data of the departure point (collection and delivery center), waypoint, and destination of the pallet P reserved and determined in this way and the actual movement route of the pallet P (transportation route of the loaded transportation equipment 1 and each transportation equipment) are obtained. Stored in data center 9. Thereby, it is possible to instruct which pallet identification information should be loaded on the pallet P, and by what route the pallet P is loaded on one or a plurality of transportation devices 1. Then, the position information sequentially transmitted from the transportation device 1 or the pallet P and the pallet identification information of the pallet P actually loaded and unloaded at the base center 2 at the transit point where the transportation device 1 stops are sequentially transmitted to the data center 9. It will be remembered. As a result, the actual transportation route and movement route are stored as actual data for the planned transportation route of the transportation equipment 1 and the movement route of the pallet P, and can be traced as the movement route of each article. It is also possible to accurately settle the payment method according to the transaction conditions and payment conditions stored in the data center.

As described above, by controlling the physical distribution using the LP address, in the physical distribution system 120, it is possible to make a reservation from the transportation request collectively for the physical distribution across different transportation companies and different countries. Even in the transportation of pallets P over the transportation equipment 1 of different transportation companies, the comprehensive MaaS of logistics that executes the appropriate payment to each of the different transportation companies with one settlement procedure for the paying shipper. It will be possible.

The disclosed embodiments should be considered to be exemplary in all respects and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is shown by the claims rather than the above description, and it is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the claims.

100,120 Logistics system 1 Transportation equipment 10 On-board unit 101 Processing unit 4 Central server (information processing device)
40 Processing unit 401 Reception unit 402 Route determination unit 403 Indicator unit 404 Update unit 410 Logistics DB
412 1st pallet information 413 2nd pallet information 414 Transport equipment information 5,6 Terminal equipment 50,60 Processing unit 53,63 Display unit 8 Routing center 830 Routing device 80 Processing unit 300 LP network 820 Route DB
9 Data center 902 Data device 90 Processing unit P pallet (logistics member)
P1 Top plate pallet C Small container (logistics member)

Claims (14)

1. Accepts transportation requests for goods in units of multiple logistics members that are used for logistics by accommodating or loading goods.
   Each time the transportation request is accepted, the number of distribution parts to be delivered to the transportation requester or the number of distribution parts to be collected from the transportation requester is determined according to the number of distribution parts to be used included in the transportation request. And
   A method of distributing physical distribution members that stores information on physical distribution member identification information that identifies each physical distribution member to be delivered to a transportation requester based on a decision or a collected physical distribution member.
2. The distribution member identification information of the existing distribution member is stored for each base of the transportation requester or the consignee of the goods.
   The first aspect of claim 1, wherein the number of physical distribution members to be delivered to the transportation requester or the number of physical distribution members to be collected from the transportation requester is determined to match the number of physical distribution members preset for each base. Logistics material distribution method.
3. The location information of the transportation equipment is sequentially acquired from each of the multiple transportation equipments that transport the goods in units of distribution members.
   Each time the physical distribution member is carried in or out, the physical distribution member identification information of the physical distribution member carried in or out is acquired from each of the plurality of transportation devices.
   The distribution member identification information of the delivered distribution member is stored in association with the transportation equipment identification information of the transportation equipment.
   The distribution member distribution method according to claim 2, wherein the stored distribution member identification information is updated for each base of the transportation requester or the consignee of the goods by the distribution member identification information of the carried-out distribution member.
4. The distribution member is marked with a mark for identifying the orientation.
   The position of the article accommodated or loaded in the physical distribution member in the physical distribution member is stored in association with the article identification information for identifying the article and the physical distribution member identification information based on the mark.
   The distribution member distribution method according to claim 1, wherein an image showing the position of information of an article housed or loaded in the distribution member is output based on the information associated with the distribution member identification information.
5. The position information of the transportation equipment is sequentially acquired from each of the plurality of transportation equipments that transport the goods in units of a plurality of distribution members in which the goods are stored or loaded and used for distribution.
   Each time the physical distribution member is carried in or out, the physical distribution member identification information of the physical distribution member carried in or out is acquired from each of the plurality of transportation devices.
   The distribution member identification information of the delivered distribution member is stored in association with the transportation equipment identification information of the transportation equipment.
   A physical distribution member distribution method for updating stored physical distribution member identification information for each delivery base of the transportation equipment or a base of a consignee of the goods based on the physical distribution member identification information of the carried-out physical distribution member.
6. A transportation device that transports an article in units of a plurality of distribution members that are accommodated or loaded and used for distribution on a loading platform provided with a frame that accommodates the plurality of distribution members, and an in-vehicle device mounted on the transportation device. And a central server that communicates with the in-vehicle device,
   The central server
   A reception unit that accepts transportation requests for goods in units of the logistics members, and
   Each time the transportation request is accepted, the number of distribution parts to be delivered to the transportation requester or the number of distribution parts to be collected from the transportation requester is determined according to the number of distribution parts to be used included in the transportation request. The decision-making part to do,
   A physical distribution member distribution system including a physical distribution member that is delivered to a transportation requester based on a decision, or a storage unit that stores information on physical distribution member identification information that identifies each collected physical distribution member.
7. A reception unit that accepts transportation requests in units of multiple physical distribution members that are used for physical distribution by accommodating or loading goods.
   A determination unit that determines the number of physical distribution members to be delivered to the transportation requester or the number of physical distribution members to be collected from the transportation requester according to the number of physical distribution members included in the transportation request.
   An information processing device including a distribution member that is delivered to a transportation requester based on a decision, or a storage unit that stores information of distribution member identification information that identifies each collected distribution member.
8. On the computer
   Accepts transportation requests in units of multiple logistics components that are used for logistics by accommodating or loading goods.
   Depending on the number of physical distribution members included in the transportation request, the number of physical distribution members to be delivered to the transportation requester or the number of physical distribution members to be collected from the transportation requester is determined.
   A computer program that executes a process of storing information on physical distribution member identification information that identifies each physical distribution member to be delivered to a transportation requester based on a decision or a collected physical distribution member.
9. A transportation route between a plurality of collection points including a plurality of collection and delivery points for collecting and delivering goods and a plurality of transportation bases via which the transportation equipment for transporting the goods and accommodating the pallets for accommodating the goods each passes through. , And a physical distribution data determination method for determining the transportation equipment for transporting the pallet.
   Unique addresses composed of a sequence are assigned hierarchically to each area including the plurality of points.
   The transportation route between the regions is determined using the unique address, and the transportation route is determined.
   A physical distribution data determination method for determining a partial route within the area using a temporary address assigned only for use within the area.
10. Accepting transportation requests,
    Judge whether the departure point and destination of the goods specified in the transportation request exist in the same area,
    If they are in the same area, the temporary address is used to determine the route.
    The distribution data determination method according to claim 9, wherein when it is determined that the transportation route does not exist in the same area, the transportation route is determined using the unique address assigned to the area including the departure place and the unique address of the upper layer.
11. The physical distribution data according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the temporary address is assigned to the pallet and the transportation device in the partial route, and the route is determined by using the unique address for transportation between the regions. How to decide.
12. Multiple pallets for logistics and
    A transportation device that transports goods using the plurality of pallets, and
    A transportation route between a plurality of collection points including a plurality of collection and delivery points for collecting and delivering goods and a plurality of transportation bases via which the transportation equipment for transporting the goods and accommodating the pallets for accommodating the goods each passes through. , And a physical distribution data determination device that determines the transportation equipment that transports the pallet.
    Unique addresses composed of a sequence are assigned hierarchically to each region including the plurality of points.
    The physical distribution data determination device is
    The transportation route between the regions is determined using the unique address, and the transportation route is determined.
    A logistics system that determines partial routes within the area using temporary addresses that are assigned only for use within the area.
13. A transportation route between a plurality of collection points including a plurality of collection and delivery points for collecting and delivering goods and a plurality of transportation bases via which the transportation equipment for transporting the goods and accommodating the pallets for accommodating the goods each passes through. , And a physical distribution data determination device that determines the transportation equipment that transports the pallet.
    A means for hierarchically assigning unique addresses composed of a sequence to each region including the plurality of points.
    A means for determining a transportation route between the regions using the unique address, and
    A physical distribution data determination device including a means for determining a partial route within the area using a temporary address assigned only for use within the area.
14. Between a plurality of collection and delivery points for collecting and delivering goods to a computer, and a plurality of transportation bases via which the transportation equipment for transporting the goods and the transportation equipment for accommodating the pallets for accommodating the goods passes through. A computer program that executes a process of determining a transportation route and a transportation device for transporting the pallet.
    On the computer
    Unique addresses composed of a sequence are assigned hierarchically to each area including the plurality of points.
    The transportation route between the regions is determined using the unique address, and the transportation route is determined.
    A computer program that executes a process of determining a partial route within the area using a temporary address assigned only for use within the area.
    

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